Herman Wallace, Free for Three Days, Has Died

BLANK Oct 4, 2013 Wallace spent 42 years in solitary confinement for a murder that evidence suggests he didn't commit. He was ordered released earlier this week for a new trial. Liver cancer felled him first. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Herman Wallace, Free At Last

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Oct 3, 2013 After close to 42 years in solitary confinement, Herman Wallace is free. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Michael Douglas Highlights Son’s Confinement in Emmy Speech

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 28, 2013 The actor used his Emmy win Sunday to draw attention to the plight of Americans held in solitary confinement, including his son. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Lawyers Representing California Hunger Strikers

BLANK Sep 9, 2013 Hunger-striking inmates seeking an end to California's use of solitary confinement concluded their two-month protest Thursday, three days after state lawmakers pledged to hold legislative hearings on conditions in the state's maximum security prisons.Hunger-striking inmates seeking an end to California's use of solitary confinement concluded their two-month protest Thursday. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Shane Bauer

BLANK Jul 14, 2013 Prisoners are among the "least of us" in America. After spending two years learning what they go through, investigative reporter Shane Bauer is raising his voice in their defense. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Manning’s Treatment Assailed

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2011 “Ridiculous counterproductive stupid" Those are the words chosen by US State Department spokesman PJ Crowley to describe the country’s treatment of Pfc Bradley Manning, the alleged WikiLeaker being held in solitary confinement in a military jail Crowley to describe the country’s treatment of Pfc Bradley Manning. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

WikiLeaks Suspect’s Health Declining

Staff / Truthdig Dec 26, 2010 Pvt. Bradley Manning, who has been held in solitary confinement since June on suspicion of leaking documents to the WikiLeaks site, is reportedly ailing, according to his lawyer, with his health declining for the last four months. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Free Fahad’: Protesters Speak Up for Jailed Muslim American

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2010 He's been held in solitary confinement in a New York jail for, as of this posting, 824 days on charges of supporting al-Qaida, but supporters of 29-year-old Fahad Hashmi, including Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges, believe Hashmi's case represents a potential threat to Americans' civil liberties and took to the NYC streets for a demonstration on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )