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Federal Lawsuit Challenges Brutality in Solitary Confinement Unit at North Carolina Prison 18 May 2013 | 01:18 pm
Lawyers at North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of eight people held in solitary confinement at Central Prison against officers and administrators at the facil...
Voices from Solitary: “Extradition” 13 May 2013 | 11:12 am
Today we arrive in London, where on Thursday we will speak at a forum entitled “Extradited to a Future of Torture: The Reality of Solitary Confinement in America.” Hosted by the International State Cr...
Seven Days in Solitary [5/13/13] 12 May 2013 | 06:40 am
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • Media coverage on the urgen...
New on Solitary Watch: Multimedia Resources 9 May 2013 | 12:53 pm
Thanks to our amazing Social Media Manager, Lisa Dawson, Solitary Watch now features a large and growing archive of multimedia resources on solitary confinement, including audio, video, and infographi...
Voices from Solitary: Growing Old in Isolation 8 May 2013 | 07:59 am
Shawn Fisher, who is serving a life sentence at Massachusetts Correctional Institution–Shirley, has written to Solitary Watch making the argument that the treatment of many elders in prison is in fact...
The Art of Activism: Closing Tamms Supermax 7 May 2013 | 02:37 am
A new article from Creative Time Reports highlights the role played by politically engaged art in the campaign to shut down Tamms supermax prison in southern Illinois. Tamms closed its doors for good ...
Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/13] 4 May 2013 | 05:13 pm
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports, and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • Media coverage on the urge...
The Ten Worst Prisons in America 2 May 2013 | 04:57 pm
“The Ten Worst Prisons in America,” our eleven-part article, premiered yesterday over at MotherJones.com with the notorious ADX Florence federal supermax. A new worst prison will be published each wee...
Voices from Solitary: “You Are Solitary Confinement” 1 May 2013 | 06:09 am
The following poem was written by Nicholas Zimmerman, who is currently incarcerated at Attica Correctional Facility in New York. He has been in prison for twelve years, and in solitary confinement for...
Russell Maroon Shoatz: Resisting the “Spiritual Death” of Solitary Confinement 29 Apr 2013 | 03:43 am
Guest Post by Kanya D’Almeida and Bret Grote “Control unit facilities cannot be allowed to exist,” writes Russell Maroon Shoatz in a piece called “Death by Regulation.” “They serve no purpose other th...
