The tragic suicide of 22-year old Kalief Browder shocked the country. Browder was arrested at 16 and spent years at the Rikers Island jail, including 800 days in solitary confinement. He was never ...

The United States is at a turning point in its approach to criminal justice. Today, a new ray of hope shines as the End Solitary Confinement Act, a bill introduced by a coalition of House ...

McCarthy was in solitary confinement for 10 years at Pelican Bay State prison and, like Ramos, wants to see the use of solitary end. “This is not a political issue,” he said.

BOP statistics on solitary confinement for trans and cis prisoners as of October 2022. In a response to a request for comment about the data in its report, a BOP official told The Nation that it ...

Ending solitary is only one of many goals for advocates of prison and criminal justice reform. Looking toward the future, what more needs to be done? We certainly want to look at better ...

I spent years in solitary confinement. End this horrific mistreatment of people in prison. Choose care over punishment. Listen to alternatives proposed by people who, like me, have survived the ...

A state lawmaker has reintroduced a bill, dubbed the California Mandela Act, to restrict the use of solitary confinement by jails and prisons. Assembly Bill 280, by Assemblyman Chris Holden, D ...

The New York City Council has taken a crucial step toward scientifically proven methods of violence prevention by banning solitary confinement beyond four hours for de-escalation or emergencies ...

Locked in a solitary confinement cell with little more than a bed sheet, David Whittington did what several others have done in recent years. He grabbed the sheet, wrapped it around his neck and ...

Martha Stewart was not only imprisoned in 2004, she also spent time in solitary confinement. The businesswoman, who served time at Alderson Federal Prison Camp in West Virginia after being found ...

A British serial killer who has been locked up for nearly 50 years is believed to be the world record holder for the most time spent in solitary confinement. Robert Mawdsley has been living out ...