Albert Woodfox, the Last of the Angola Three, Is Finally Free

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Feb 25, 2016 Woodfox is a living testament to the resilience of the human spirit when subjected to the cruel and unusual punishment of solitary confinement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘An Affront to Our Humanity’: Obama Bans Solitary for Children

By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams Jan 26, 2016 In an op-ed for The Washington Post, the president outlined new measures to curb the use of isolation in federal prisons. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Report: Nebraska Routinely Holds Children in Solitary Confinement

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2016 A civil rights report reveals that young offenders in the state's detention facilities are sometimes put in isolation for days, weeks or months for “relatively minor infractions.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Chris Hedges, Eddie Conway and Ojore Lutalo on the Dehumanization of American Prisoners

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2015 "I think their goal was to dehumanize every prisoner because if you have a dehumanized prisoner, you can control him and the environment,” former Black Panther Conway says. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

California Prisoners’ Strike a Win Against Solitary Confinement

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Sep 3, 2015 They call themselves the Pelican Bay SHU Short Corridor Collective. From within their small, windowless cells, they began talking, organizing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

California to Move Thousands of Prisoners out of Solitary Confinement

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 2, 2015 Finally, some better news from our nation's prison-industrial complex: California announced Tuesday that thousands of inmates in the state's prisons would be shifted out of solitary confinement. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Inmates and Lawyers Against Solitary Confinement

BLANK Aug 23, 2015 A 2011 hunger strike by California convicts attracted the attention of human rights advocates, and that led to an extraordinary alliance. If this group of lawyers and prisoners has its way, the barbaric conditions in our prisons will come to an end. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Chelsea Manning Found Guilty of Violating Prison Rules, Given Restrictions

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 19, 2015 The good news is that convicted national security leaker Chelsea Manning isn't facing solitary confinement for an indefinite stretch of time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

California Attorney General Kamala Harris Must End the Barbaric Practice of Solitary Confinement

Bill Blum / Truthdig Aug 17, 2015 If she settles a Pelican Bay prisoners’ lawsuit, Harris will seize an opportunity to serve justice—and her political career as well. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Chelsea Manning Could Face Solitary for Possessing Caitlyn Jenner Issue of Vanity Fair (Updated)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 13, 2015 In addition to the magazine, the U.S. Army soldier serving a 35-year military prison sentence for leaking official secrets has been threatened with solitary confinement for having an expired tube of toothpaste in her cell, her lawyers and supporters say. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Kalief Browder, Albert Woodfox and the Torture of Solitary Confinement

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jun 11, 2015 Twelve days after his 22nd birthday, Kalief Browder wrapped an air-conditioner power cord around his neck and hanged himself. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Solitary Confinement Is Not the Answer

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 8, 2014 There has been much attention, and rightly so, on the CIA's extensive use of torture, which the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is said to have documented in its still-classified 6,000-page report. The use of torture is not limited to the CIA, however. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )