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We depend upon the community of readers to support this effort to bring the issue of solitary confinement in the United States out of the shadows and into the public square. You can support Solitary Watch in both monetary and non-monetary ways.
Although it is largely a volunteer effort, Solitary Watch News needs modest funding to keep it going and growing. We welcome donations of any amount. Solitary Watch is a project of the Community Futures Collective, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, which serves as its fiscal sponsor for all grants and donations. Donations to the Community Futures Collective are tax-deductible. To donate:
> Send a check made out to the Community Futures Collective, designated for Solitary Watch: Attn. Marina Drummer, Community Futures Collective, 221 Idora Avenue, Vallejo, CA 94591.
> Make a secure online donation through GuideStar’s Network for Good. Click here to go the Community Futures Collective page, then click on “Donate Now” and write ”Solitary Watch” in the ”Designation” field.
Solitary Watch is a collaborative endeavor. We also also encourage readers to support the site in the following ways:
> Learn more about solitary confinement and Solitary Watch on the About page and through our Fact Sheets.
> Subscribe to Solitary Watch by email or in a reader. (Sign up in the sidebar.)
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> Comment on posts to share information and perspectives.
> Share Solitary Watch with currently and formerly incarcerated persons through our Print Edition, and encourage them to submit their stories to Voices from Solitary.
> Email or write us with your stories, ideas, resources, links, and suggestions for how to make Solitary Watch best serve the community on which it depends. (See the Contact page for details.)
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Acknowledgements
We extend sincere thanks to our donors, whose support has made for Solitary Watch possible.
Benefactors
> The Ben and Jerry’s Foundation
> Carol and Frank Biondi
> Charissa Chu
> Fritzi Cohen
> The Deutsch Foundation
> Richard Estes
> Neil Getnick
> Pam Gilbert
> The Merlin Fund
> Bill Murray
> Ralph Nader
> The Ramsay Merriam Fund
> The Roddick Foundation
> Andy Shallal
> Jon Utley
Supporters
> Kenyon Cooke
> Francisco McGann
> David Fathi
> Judy Garvey
> Leah Gitter
> Susan Greene
> Chase Madar
> Barry Phillips
> Tom Robbins
> Jefferson Taylor
We are also grateful to Marina Drummer of the Community Futures Collective for her widsom and unflagging support; to Mother Jones for supporting James Ridgeway’s work on solitary confinement; and to the guest authors who have lent their voices to this effort. Special acknowledgment is made of the incarcerated persons who have written to inform us about conditions in solitary, sometimes at considerable risk of retaliation.
