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He spent 20 years in solitary. Now he’s fighting for reform from behind bars in Missouri
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAnthony Gay said going to solitary confinement for mental health issues was “akin to trying to dry...
We talked to 100 people about their experiences in solitary confinement – this is what we learned
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLiving conditions in a solitary cell at New York's Rikers Island jail. AP Photo/Bebeto MatthewsThe...
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...
California debates solitary confinement in local jails — and whether it's really possible to end it
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAn inmate stands in his cell at the main jail in downtown Sacramento. A California Assembly bill to...
New York City may ban solitary confinement in jails as a bill outlawing the practice gets veto-proof...
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoA bill that would ban the practice of solitary confinement in New York City jails now has a...
Children face solitary confinement in cells at Illinois juvenile detention facility, ACLU says
theGrio via AOL· 12 months agoThe lawsuit seeks a court order compelling the facility to improve conditions immediately, on the...
Opinion: Call to action to stop inhumane practice of solitary confinement in NC prisons
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 11 months ago“You will never be the same.” Every day, tens of thousands of incarcerated Americans are subjected...
‘Moral blight’: Prisons in MO, KS use solitary more than national average, report says
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Missouri prisoner told The Star that solitary confinement “is a day to day assault on the mind and...
What’s the future of solitary confinement?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFrank De Palma spent a third of his life in solitary confinement. Researchers and lawmakers are only beginning to understand what that does to a person.
Massachusetts inmates sue prison system over solitary confinement policies
WFXT via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBOSTON (AP) — Inmates in Massachusetts have filed a class action lawsuit challenging the state...