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American Psychological Association Resolution Calls for Ban on Youth Solitary…And Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Historic Lawsuit Challenges the Use of Indefinite Solitary Confinement in Pennsylvania Prisons…And Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Federal Prisons Under Fire From Watchdogs Over Solitary, Suicides…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Report Shows Hundreds of Preventable Deaths in Federal Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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New Study Finds ICE Locks Thousands of Immigrants in Solitary…And Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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NY City Council Overrides Mayor’s Veto of Bill Banning Solitary…And Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Nebraska Holds Children in Prolonged Solitary in Defiance of State Law…And Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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NY Mayor Adams Vetoes Bill Banning Solitary in City Jails…And Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Deaf People Face “Pervasive Mistreatment” in Las Vegas Jail…And Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Protests Against Long-Term Solitary Continue in Virginia…And Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Kids in Albuquerque Jail “Locked Down in Our Cells All Day Like a Animal in a Zoo”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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New York City Council Moves to Ban Solitary on Rikers…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Voices from Solitary: On Hunger Strike in a Pennsylvania Prison

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The Guardian Marks a Major Milestone for Solitary Watch and Justice in Journalism

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Report Documents the Solitary Confinement Crisis in Texas Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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A Message from Our New Editor-in-Chief, Incarcerated Journalist Juan Moreno Haines [Video]

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U.S. Prison Deaths Increased by 77% in Covid-19 Pandemic…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week  

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Bill to Reduce Solitary Confinement in Washington State Stalls, But Advocates Vow to Continue the Fight

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