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Children face solitary confinement in cells at Illinois juvenile detention facility, ACLU says
Associated Press via AOL· 11 months agoChildren as young as 11 are confined alone to cells the size of parking spaces up to 23 hours a day...
A former Wisconsin inmate built a cell to show the public that solitary confinement is torture. I'm...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMadison — During the two decades Talib Akbar spent behind bars, he was placed in solitary...
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...
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...
House Democrats introduce bill to end solitary confinement
The Hill via AOL· 10 months agoRep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) led Democrats in introducing legislation Thursday to end solitary confinement...
New York City votes to ban solitary confinement in city jails
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe New York City Council voted 39-7 to ban solitary confinement in city jails like Rikers Island...
Advocates call on Congress to end solitary confinement in prisons
WSOC via Yahoo News· 1 month agoRight now, thousands of inmates are in solitary confinement in federal prisons, nationwide. But...
Colonizers intended mostly Black people to land in solitary confinement, and that’s exactly what’s...
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoAmerica’s first penitentiary was established in Philadelphia in 1790, and this is where the nation’s...
Lawsuit demands that NC stop locking minors in rooms in detention amid staffing crisis
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA federal lawsuit filed Monday seeks to bar North Carolina from holding youth in juvenile detention...
‘He didn't deserve to die like this’: Family seeks answers about suicide during Waupun prison...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 8 months agoEditor’s note: This article discusses suicide and suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is...