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Thomas Silverstein, who has been described as America’s “most isolated man,” has been held in an extreme form of solitary confinement under a “no human contact” order for 28 years. Originally imprisoned for armed robbery at the age of 19, Silverstein is serving life without parole for killing two fellow prisoners (whom he says were threatening his […]

Voices from Solitary

ADX Florence

America’s Most Isolated Federal Prisoner Describes 10,220 Days in Extreme Solitary Confinement

The Word: The Art of Changing Hearts and Minds on Solitary Confinement

Voices from Solitary: Head Cases

Seven Days in Solitary [6/15/22]

Voices from Solitary: “Loneliness Is a Destroyer of Humanity”

Voices from Solitary: Ray Luc Levasseur on Life in ADX

Voices from Solitary: “A Prison Where the Building Becomes the Shackles”

Voices from Solitary: “Finally Out and Among the Living”

Voices from Solitary: Analyzing Isolation, Part I

Voices From Solitary: The Freedom I Feel in My Heart and Mind

Seven Days in Solitary [6/16/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/18/14]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/14/2014]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/2014]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/4/2015]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/29/2015]

Seven Days in Solitary [01/10/2016]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/11/2015]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/7/2016]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/13/2016]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/11/2016]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/11/2017]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/22/17]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/8/18]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/18]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/11/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/20/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/10/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/13/19]