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Prisoners Say New Jersey’s Alternative To Solitary Confinement Is Pretty Much The Same
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 8 months agoProgressives celebrated a 2019 law meant to reform solitary confinement. But the state’s Department...
Column: Solitary confinement is shrouded in secrecy and open to abuse. Why does California allow it?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKevin McCarthy enjoys the sun on his back in Laguna Beach after being held in solitary confinement...
Over 122K People Are Experiencing Solitary Confinement On Any Day: Report
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSolitary Watch and Unlock the Box's research sheds light on how frequently the practice, regarded by...
Op-Ed: Here in San Quentin, I see why solitary confinement must end
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn inmate looks out a window in his solitary confinement cell at the Main Jail in San Jose. Some...
Human rights attorneys urge UN to review the solitary confinement of Black Americans
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA group of human rights attorneys have filed a joint submission urging the United Nations to review...
Gavin Newsom rushes solitary confinement changes. They could make reforms an ‘uphill battle’
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 8 months agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is expediting changes to the state’s solitary...
New York City may ban solitary confinement in jails as a bill outlawing the practice gets veto-proof...
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA bill that would ban the practice of solitary confinement in New York City jails now has a...
Solitary confinement is like a ‘casket,’ says blind incarcerated New Yorker
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoNEW YORK (PIX11) – Maurice Anthony, a 42-year-old legally blind man incarcerated in New York,...
Solitary confinement is costly, dangerous for inmates. Texas needs better rules over it | Opinion
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoAt the start of the 2023 Texas legislative session, 300 incarcerated men went on a hunger strike to...
Gov. Newsom vetoes bill to end indefinite solitary confinement in California, citing safety concerns
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn inmate looks out a window in his solitary confinement cell at the Main Jail in San Jose in 2019....