The Hunger Strike to End Solitary Confinement in California
In 2011, more than 6,600 people imprisoned in California stopped eating for 19 days to protest extreme isolation inside the state’s prisons. The protests lead to state hearings and a…
Hundreds of Doctors Demand Biden End Solitary Confinement in Immigration Prisons
Solitary confinement in ICE prisons would likely explode in scope under Trump’s mass deportation plan.
The Hell Inside Hell: Solitary Confinement in Texas Hides the Sexual Abuse of Women and Girls
By Kwaneta Harris / Scalawag This essay discusses sexual abuse against adults and minors in the prison system. It also describes instances of suicide and self harm. I have called…
ICE Under Fire for Solitary Confinement of Immigrants Amid Suicide Attempts
Internal records reveal the man recently found dead at a privately run ICE prison spent nearly four years in solitary.
Eric Adams’ Thoughts on Solitary Confinement Are Dangerous and Cruel
On Jan. 19, New York City Mayor Eric Adams vetoed a bill that would have effectively banned solitary confinement in his city’s jails. Incarcerated writer Chris Blackwell and CUNY Law…
What They Were Hiding: Increased Solitary Confinement in Immigrant Detention Facilities
Tracking what U.S. government agencies do not want the public to know when they try to thwart Freedom of Information Act requests for records.
New York City Council Overrides Eric Adams’ Vetoes of Solitary Confinement, Policing Bills
The mayor pushed hard to try and win over Councilmembers, but instead even more members voted to override his vetoes than had originally voted in support of the bills.
Stuck in Solitary: More Nebraska Teens Locked in ‘Room Confinement’ Despite State Law Meant to Limit It
An Omaha woman’s son and other Nebraska juveniles are spending longer stretches locked in solitary confinement. State officials say confinement is needed in some cases. Research says it harms children.
‘Wrong Side of History’: NYC Mayor Adams Vetoes Solitary Confinement Ban
"With this veto, the mayor has condemned New Yorkers to suffer in solitary confinement and isolation, and he did so after the cameras were turned off and backs were turned,"…
‘No Way a Human Should Be’: Abolishing Solitary Confinement in DC
Formerly incarcerated activist Herbert Robinson speaks frankly on the trauma of solitary confinement.
Surviving Solitary Confinement in Arizona
Efforts to ban isolation have repeatedly failed. Since it’s sticking around, here’s a little tour of our hell-in-the-hole.
Solitary Confinement Survivors Rally Support for Proposed Federal Ban
With over 122,000 people in solitary nationwide, lawmakers are seeking to end the practice in federal facilities.
House Progressives Introduce Bill to End ‘Moral Catastrophe’ of Solitary Confinement
"Experts have condemned solitary as psychological torture—and that's exactly what it is," said Rep. Cori Bush.
10 Years After Historic Hunger Strike, Will CA Finally End Solitary Confinement?
Prisoners refused food, demanding changes to solitary confinement. Now they are pushing to end the practice altogether.
John Kiriakou: The Insanity of Solitary Confinement
The research on its effects on mental health is clear: Nothing good comes of solitary. It is a living example of the failure of the both the U.S. prison system…