Solitary Confinement
2024
Adams Blocks Law That Bans Solitary Confinement in New York Jails. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/28/nyregion/adams-suspends-solitary-confinement-law.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20240729&instance_id=130046&nl=the-morning®i_id=49755139&segment_id=173447&te=1&user_id=c801f1e124de1183bafb3c0be2e3b9e1. Chelsea Rose Marcuis, New York Times. 20 August 2024.
US Senate subcommittee holds hearing on care of pregnant inmates in Georgia. https://www.local3news.com/local-news/us-senate-subcommittee-holds-hearing-on-abusive-treatment-of-pregnant-inmates-in-georgia/article_94934d0a-5a62-11ef-9649-c7ce59036fb1.html. Local 3 News. 14 August 2024.
Jon Ossoff hears testimony on abuse of pregnant women in jails and prisons. https://www.ajc.com/politics/national-politics/jon-ossoff-hears-testimony-on-abuse-of-pregnant-women-in-jails-and-prisons/WYZFLK2E5FCQTLNWCB6TC2PKCY/. Reed Williams, Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 14 August 2024.
WATCH: Witnesses Testify to Shocking Abuse of Pregnant Women in Georgia Prisons & Jails. https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/press-releases/watch-witnesses-testify-to-shocking-abuse-of-pregnant-women-in-georgia-prisons-jails/. U.S. Senator Jon Ossof website. 14 August 2024
Tennessee Woman Forced to Give Birth Alone in Jail Cell Toilet…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week. Seven Days in Solitary for the Week Ending 8/14/24 https://solitarywatch.org/2024/08/14/tennessee-woman-forced-to-give-birth-alone-in-jail-cell-toiletand-other-news-on-solitary-confinement-this-week/. Maeve Brennan, Solitary Watch. 14 August 2024
N.Y. state Sen. Julia Salazar responds to the possibility that Hochul may revisit the HALT Act. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/binghamton/politics/2024/08/14/julia-salazar-on-revisiting-halt-act. Susan Arbetter, Spectrum News 1. 14 August 2024
Prisoners still routinely isolated in WA, despite efforts to cut solitary confinement. https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/08/14/prisoners-still-routinely-isolated-in-wa-prisons-despite-efforts-to-cut-solitary-confinement/. Grace Deng, Washington State Standard. 14 August 2024
Congress OKs bill overhauling oversight of troubled federal Bureau of Prisons. https://apnews.com/article/federal-prisons-congress-oversight-abuse-transparency-a75ef934efd5d39bd5040deda1858391#. Associated Press. 10 July 2024.
Prison staff beat 80 women prisoners then put them in solitary confinement. https://eng.mizzima.com/2024/06/22/11038. Mizzima, News from Myanmar. 22 June 2024.
New York state prisons violate solitary confinement rules, judge says. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2024/06/21/new-york-state-prisons-violate-solitary-confinement-rules--judge-says. Associated Press/New York State. 21 June 2024
New Fact Sheet on Children Held in Solitary Confinement. https://solitarywatch.org/2024/06/21/new-fact-sheet-on-children-held-in-solitary-confinement/. Jean Casella, Solitary Watch. 21 June 2024.
Hundreds of Doctors Urge Biden to End Solitary in ICE Facilities…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week. https://solitarywatch.org/2024/06/05/hundreds-of-doctors-urge-biden-to-end-solitary-in-ice-facilitiesand-other-news-on-solitary-confinement-this-week/. Solitary Watch. 5 June 2024.
Reginald Dwayne Betts, "Opinions | I was a teen in Virginia prison. Books were my lifeline." The Washington Post. 10 April 2024. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/10/navalny-books-prison-reading-freedom/
2023
Paige Pfleger, "Investigation finds Tenn. Juvenile Detention Center Illegally Secluded Children." WPLN. 6 Dec. 2023. https://www.wsiu.org/2023-12-06/investigation-finds-tenn-juvenile-detention-center-illegally-secluded-children
Kristine Phillips, "Jackson County pays $7.25 million to settle lawsuit over death of mentally ill inmate." Indianapolis Star. 6 Dec. 2023. https://www.indystar.com/story/news/investigations/2023/12/06/joshua-mclemore-suit-against-jackson-county-settles-for-7-25-million-seymour-inmate-death/71827423007/
Montana Bell, "I'm a Prisoner in Solitary Confinement, and I'm Suing the State to End This Torture." Philadelphia Inquirer. 15 Nov. 2023. https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/pennsylvania-prison-lawsuit-solitary-confinement-20231115.html
Johnny Perez, "I Spent 3 Years in Solitary Confinement. Why Isn't Philanthropy Doing More to End this Torture?" The Chronicle of Philanthropy. 16 Nov. 2023. https://www.philanthropy.com/article/i-spent-3-years-in-solitary-confinement-why-isnt-philanthropy-doing-more-to-end-this-torture
Ariane de Vogue, "Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Illinois Prisoner Kept in Solitary Confinement for 3 Years." CNN.com. 13 Nov. 2023. https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/13/politics/supreme-court-solitary-confinement-3-years/index.html
Josephine Lee, "This 11-year-old Brownsville ISD Honor Student was Put in Solitary." Texas Observer. 2 Nov. 2023. https://www.texasobserver.org/why-was-this-11-year-old-honor-roll-student-put-in-solitary/
Jeanie Lindsay, "As Washington Plans to Reduce Solitary Confinement, Advocates Say Reforms are Long Overdue." Oregon Public Broadcasting. 24 Oct. 2023. https://www.opb.org/article/2023/10/24/washington-plans-to-reduce-solitary-confinement-advocates-say-reforms-overdue/
Dana DiFilippo, "New Jersey Prisons Flagrantly Flout Law Limiting Solitary Confinement, Watchdog Finds." New Jersey Monitor. 10 Oct. 2023. https://newjerseymonitor.com/2023/10/10/new-jersey-prisons-flagrantly-flout-law-limiting-solitary-confinement-watchdog-finds/
Ben Botkin, "Advocacy Group Seeks Court Order to Limit Use of Solitary Confinement." Oregon Capital Chronicle. 22 Sept. 2023. https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/09/22/advocacy-group-seeks-court-order-to-limit-use-of-solitary-confinement/
Rachel Crumpler, "People Who Spent Time in Solitary Confinement say it had Lasting Effects on their Mental, Physical Health." North Carolina Health News. 14 Sept. 2023. https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2023/09/14/people-who-spent-time-in-solitary-confinement-say-it-had-lasting-effects-on-their-mental-physical-health/
Hannah Wiley and Keri Blakinger, "California Debates Solitary Confinement in Local Jails -- and Whether it's Really Possible to End It." Los Angeles Times. 31 Aug. 2023. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-31/solitary-confinement-jails-prisons-isolation-mental-health-torture-california-gavin-newsom
Alex Gladden, "Alabama Prisoners Endure 'Horrific' Conditions in Solitary Confinement." Montgomery Advertiser. 25 Aug. 2023. https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2023/08/25/alabama-prisoners-endure-horrific-conditions-in-solitary-confinement/70613600007/
The Box: 27 Years in Solitary Confinement (25-minute Fault Lines pieces telling the story of Dennis Hope, who spent 27 years in isolation in prison in Texas; posted June 27, 2023). https://www.aljazeera.com/program/fault-lines/2023/6/27/the-box-27-years-in-solitary-confinement
Jeremy Young, "Solitary Confinement is still Widespread in US Prisons and Jails." Al Jazeera. 27 June 2023. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/27/solitary-confinement-is-still-widespread-in-us-prisons-and-jails
Brooks Patterson, "The Dennis Hope Case: When Solitary Confinement Becomes Cruel and Unusual Punishment." The Cleveland Clarion. 5 May 2023. https://clevelandclarion.com/11379/commentary/the-dennis-hope-case-when-solitary-confinement-becomes-cruel-and-unusual-punishment/
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver • April 2, 2023
This segment was produced in consultation with Judith Resnik and informed by the work of the Liman Center.