South Carolinian Randy Poindexter writes about the effects 16 years of solitary confinement had on him ahead of South Carolina’s planned execution of Mikal Mahdi, who spent months in solitary as a ...

As Virginia legislators study the issue, faith groups point to evidence isolation is unfair and ineffective. Natasha White wants to remind Christians of Hebrews 13:3: “Remember those in prison as if ...

Nearly 300 inmates in the Allegheny County Jail spent more than 20 hours a day alone in their cells in December — the same month that a near-total ban on solitary was scheduled to go into effect. A ...

COOK COUNTY, lll. — Despite claims that the Cook County juvenile detention center does not use solitary confinement, a new report found all kids spend at least half their day locked in isolation. Cook ...

Martinez is the deputy director of Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition, a nonprofit supporting women who have survived violence, trauma, and underground street economies, and a member of the California ...

A bill that would place strict limits on the use of solitary confinement for youth in Louisiana unexpectedly advanced out of a legislative committee on Wednesday after legislators heard testimony from ...

Despite finally opening a long-planned alternative to its old isolation cells this year, Oregon’s largest youth prison continues to use its 1950s-era Intervention Unit nicknamed the “dungeon” and has ...

Good news for kids in California who are locked in isolation in juvenile facilities: the state could effectively end the solitary confinement of youth in juvenile facilities this year. This ...

Sending love and respect to all of you. I salute your commitment to raising awareness on the hidden yet significant societal issue of isolation, especially in an environment where the current ...