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BLM Protester Transferred Thousands of Miles Away After They Organized Against Their Solitary Confinement theintercept.com/2026/08/04/m...
BLM Protester Transferred Thousands of Miles Away After They Organized Against Their Solitary ConfinementA misconduct report before the transfer noted that Malik Muhammad, a Black Lives Matter protester, was critical of Israel in communications from prison.theintercept.comHaving been incarcerated for more than a decade, Whitaker has seen how #solitaryconfinement has worsen over time. In the following piece, he writes extensively about how isolation creates a cycle of harm for everyone, those with and without severe mental illnesses. Read here: tinyurl.com/2n92j26j
Everyone suffers under solitary confinement, but especially children. Being isolated for prolonged periods of time has extreme consequences on their developing brains. Read here: tinyurl.com/6u23kt96
Judge orders major changes at California ICE detention center after attorneys allege ‘inhumane’ conditions there www.mercurynews.com/2026/07/17/j...
Judge orders major changes at California ICE detention center after attorneys allege ‘inhumane’ conditions thereFederal authorities must provide access to clean drinking water, nutritious and sanitary meals and address hygiene issueswww.mercurynews.comAs Trump Targets Trans Women in WA Prisons, Amber Kim Awaits a Court’s Verdict truthout.org/articles/as-...
As Trump Targets Trans Women in WA Prisons, Amber Kim Awaits a Court’s VerdictThe Washington State Supreme Court will rule on whether Amber Kim, who is trans, can return to a women’s prison.truthout.orgBreaking News: As temperatures rise, so does Texas prisons' death tolls. Two years after the loss of their son, a pair of parents in Michigan continues to advocate for the end of solitary confinement. Read more: tinyurl.com/mxjhknjx
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back for Solitary Reforms in California boltsmag.org/california-d...
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back for Solitary Reforms in California - BoltsCalifornia officials dial back the minor reforms they've made to isolation in prison, four years after Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation to rein in solitary confinement.boltsmag.orgInvestigation into possible tuberculosis spread at Aurora ICE facility blocked by private company, health officials say coloradosun.com/2026/07/15/g...
Investigation into possible tuberculosis spread at Aurora ICE facility blocked by private company, health officials sayGEO Group, which operates the Aurora immigration detention facility, is blocking a tuberculosis investigation, county health officials say.coloradosun.comLawsuit alleges IDOC inmates denied exercise in 'dungeon-like' solitary cells www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/13/i...
Lawsuit alleges IDOC inmates denied exercise in ‘dungeon-like’ solitary cellsThe Illinois Department of Corrections confined inmates in “dungeon-like conditions” in solitary confinement and refused to allow them to exercise, causing chronic physical and psychological pain, a l...www.chicagotribune.comNew York’s Prisons Are Stuck in Their Brutal Past, Independent Review Finds @nysfocus.com nysfocus.com/2026/07/13/n...
New York’s Prison System Can’t Keep Track of Its Own ViolenceAn independent review found violence, weak oversight, outdated training, and dysfunction across New York’s prison system.nysfocus.comICE Held a Minor in Adult Detention for Nearly Two Months, Attorneys Allege www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/13/i... For much of the time, the child was in solitary confinement.
ICE Held a Minor in Adult Detention for Nearly Two Months, Attorneys AllegeA federal judge Thursday ordered the individual, known only as A.D. in legal filings, to be turned over to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which runs shelters for children.www.thecityreporter.nycDue to limited access to legal texts, strict procedural rules, and little to no formal training, jailhouse lawyering is often an uphill battle. Ty Evans shares how retaliation from prison staff limited his ability to counsel men held in #solitaryconfinement. Read here: tinyurl.com/vaf4pw9c
On the 45th Anniversary of the Attica prison uprising, tens of thousands of incarcerated people across the country abruptly stopped working under a call to end prison slavery. Isolation is used as a retaliation tactic to actions like this. Read here: tinyurl.com/4m7ehn67
Breaking News: Man who tore out his eyes in an isolation cell seeks justice from federal appeals court. Man in ICE detention placed in solitary for protesting harsh conditions. Colorado jails continue to isolate those with mental illnesses despite legislation. More news here: tinyurl.com/bdd96chs
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Solitary Confinement Reporting Grants - Solitary WatchGrants for journalists covering the use and impact of solitary confinement in the U.S. carceral system.tinyurl.comIn Texas, Protesting ICE Can Get You a Life Sentence www.thenation.com/article/soci... Most of the eight Prairieland defendents are still being held in solitary confinement after sentencing, 23 hours a day in 10 x 10' cells.
In Texas, Protesting ICE Can Get You a Life SentenceUnder Trump, eight Prairieland defendants were sentenced to a combined four and a half centuries in prison.www.thenation.comThere's no telling how solitary confinement can change a person. As Daly recounts his time in long-term isolation, he tells the stories of men who lost themselves to self-mutilation, paranoia, and depression. Read more: tinyurl.com/4mnx4ysb
They won the right to sunlight in S.F. jail. Most still can’t go outside www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
They won the right to sunlight in S.F. jail. Most still can’t go outsideThe ruling for inmates languishing in San Francisco jail was celebrated as a landmark. Now some lawyers say it was “wrong.”www.sfchronicle.comUN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for ‘prompt investigations’ of deaths in US immigration custody www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... He "also expressed alarm over the use of solitary confinement in ICE detention centers."
UN calls for ‘prompt investigations’ of deaths in US immigration custodyHigh commissioner for human rights calls for ‘those responsible for violations of the law’ to be held to accountwww.theguardian.comAfter attempting suicide in a KY jail by setting his solitary confinement cell on fire, man faces decades in prison for arson www.kentucky.com/news/local/c...
After attempted suicide in KY jail, man faces decades in prison. Family says he needs helpAfter he set fire to his isolation cell inside the Daviess County jail, he was charged with arson and 16 counts of wanton endangerment.www.kentucky.com