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Woman Prisoner Sent to Solitary for Reporting Rape by Guard
Michelle Ortiz was serving one year at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, a state prison in Marysville, when she was molested by a male guard. A recent article in the Columbus Dispatch describes what...
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Two Clinton Era Laws That Allow Cruel and Unusual Punishment (Redux)
Since late last night, when we published our post about Albert Woodfox’s appeal, several readers have written to us about the grim legacy of the AEDPA–the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act...
View ArticleLGBT Kids in Prison Face Rape, Beatings, and Isolation
CHILDREN IN LOCKDOWN “Across the United States, the brutal and dysfunctional juvenile justice system sends queer youth to prison in disproportionate numbers, fails to protect them from violence and...
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Prisoner Sent to Solitary for Reporting Rape Takes Her Case to the Supreme Court
Back in May, we wrote about the case of a woman prisoner named Michelle Ortiz, who was first chastised and then shackled and sent to solitary confinement as punishment for reporting her molestation and...
View ArticleAbu Ghraib on the Allegheny: Sexual and Physical Abuse at Pennsylvania Prison
A story out of Pennsylvania reveals the extreme abuse to which some U.S. prisoners are subjected. Yesterday, a suspended prison guard from the State Correctional Institution (SCI)-Pittsburgh was...
View Article“Complete Lawlessness” at Orleans Parish Prison
Check out our latest piece over at MotherJones.com, on a new lawsuit filed on behalf of inmates at New Orleans’ main jail. Here are some excerpts: As hellholes go, there are few worse places in America...
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The Ten Worst Prisons in America
“The Ten Worst Prisons in America,” our eleven-part article, premiered yesterday over at MotherJones.com with the notorious ADX Florence federal supermax. A new worst prison will be published each...
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New ACLU Report Examines Devastating Impact of Solitary Confinement on Women
Photograph by Richard Ross. Today, the ACLU released Worse than Second Class: Solitary Confinement of Women in the United States. Recognizing that women in solitary are often ignored, the report...
View ArticleSeven Days in Solitary [4/19/2015]
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports, and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • A California judge ordered a...
View Article85% of LGBTQ People Behind Bars Report Spending Time in Solitary
This month, advocates and people behind bars received statistical proof for something they have long suspected—that gay, lesbian and transgender individuals in prison are placed in solitary confinement...
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