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COVID pandemic adds to mental and physical effects of isolation on prisoners

January 21, 2022 by Brandon T. Genest

The number of incarcerated people placed in solitary confinement saw a five-fold increase during the peak of the pandemic, according to Solitary Watch … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: COVID-19, Health and Wellness, Solitary confinement, Solitary Watch

Virginia disputes ACLU charges of harsh solitary

August 8, 2018 by Charles Stanley Longley

The solitary confinement program in Virginia’s prisons is chastised in a new ACLU report for its inhumane conditions, according to the Washington … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: ACLU, DOJ, Lisa Kinney, Norfolk City Jail, Solitary Watch, Virginia’s Department of Corrections, Washington Post

Solitary Watch offers inmates photographs beyond a gray wall

May 13, 2018 by Achilles

The day he learned his solitary confinement would be extended, 17-year-old Benjamin Van Zandt killed himself in a New York prison. To bring awareness … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Andrew Beale, Benjamin Van Zandt, HALT Solitary Confinement Act, Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement, Jean Casella, Newsday, Photo Requests from Solitary, PRFS, San Quentin News, Solitary Watch, UC Berkeley, Unitarian church

Alabama fails mentally ill inmates in solitary

April 19, 2018 by William Harris

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Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) has failed to fix its practice of housing prisoners with “serious mental illness” in solitary confinement, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Alabama, Mental Health, Solitary Watch

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