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Voices from Solitary

New this week from Solitary Watch: In an article co-published by The Appeal, Solitary Watch’s Katie Rose Quandt and Maeve Brennan report on the “dangerous, barbaric conditions” at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), a federal jail in Brooklyn. Lockdowns emulating solitary confinement have become increasingly frequent in response to rising violence at the facility. The […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Voices from Solitary

Trump’s Policies Throw Lives of Incarcerated People into Chaos…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Voices from Solitary: A Sentence Worse Than Death

Five Unforgettable Stories That Built a Bridge Into Darkness

Voices from Solitary: Imagine

Five Unforgettable Stories From Inside Solitary Confinement

Five Unforgettable Stories from Inside Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [11/30/2022]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/5/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/1/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/15/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/11/22]

Voices from Solitary: Death Would Feel So Much Better

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

Voices from Solitary: From a Nevada Hole

Voices from Solitary: “Thoughts of Freedom Running Wild in My Head”

Voices from Solitary: “A Terribly Unique Experience”

Voices from Solitary: “No Longer a Part of the World”

Voices from Solitary: A Man’s Strength Behind a Steel Door

Voices from Solitary: Haunted by Memory’s Ghosts

Voices from Solitary: Suffering at the Hands of Other Human Beings

Voices from Solitary: Disciplined Into Madness and Death

Voices from Solitary: “You Are Solitary Confinement”

Voices from Solitary: Growing Old in Isolation

Voices from Solitary: Your Imagination, But My Reality

Voices from Solitary: The Loneliest Place in the World

Voices from Solitary: American Supermax

Voices from Solitary: Everyone Needs a Friend

Voices from Solitary: Solitary Confinement’s Invisible Scars

Voices from Solitary: Welcome to the SHU