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The Enduring Use of Solitary, and New Proposed Limits That Will Likely Fail (Again)

Isolation’s damaging effects are widely known. But many facilities confine people — even youth — virtually all day, sometimes in shower stalls.

Closing Argument • 04.20.2024

When Kids Are Punished Like Adults

Louisianans protest temporary youth housing in notorious Angola, and Bryan Stevenson speaks on sentencing reform.

Inside Story • 02.02.2023

When You’re 16 and It’s Your First Time in Solitary

“I felt like I aged 10 years just by doing 20 days in there.”

Life Inside • 03.29.2018

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