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Illinois

The following is an excerpt from testimony submitted to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Human Rights, and Civil Rights, which held a hearing on solitary confinement on June 19th. Brian Nelson, in written testimony, testifies to his 12 years in Tamms Correctional Center, a supermax prison in Illinois.  Nelson, transferred from a minimum […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “I Lost the Will to Live”

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by Voices from Solitary

June 24, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: 13.5 Square Feet

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by Voices from Solitary

June 20, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Solitary Watch Print Edition

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 21, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: American Supermax

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by Voices from Solitary

July 18, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Hunger Strike in Menard Prison

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by Voices from Solitary

February 6, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Day in the Life, Part III

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by Voices from Solitary

March 3, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “I Am Somebody’s Daughter”

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by Voices from Solitary

February 24, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Phantom Souls

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by Voices from Solitary

June 19, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Segregation Medical

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by Voices from Solitary

July 28, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Welcome to the Round House

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by Voices from Solitary

May 16, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/19/13]

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by Jean Casella

January 19, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/16/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 16, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/24/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 24, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/22/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 22, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/28/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 28, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/19/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

March 19, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/23/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 23, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/29/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 29, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/10/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 10, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/22/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 22, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/6/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 6, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/26/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 26, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/9/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 9, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 21, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 28, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/4/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 4, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/11/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 11, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/25/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 25, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/16/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 16, 2018

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