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I Hate My Prison Dorm So Much, I Enjoyed COVID-19 Quarantine in the Box

After two decades in a single-person cell, I moved to an open dorm with 30 other men. Between the smells, stress and lack of privacy, I was happy to spend time in solitary confinement.

Life Inside • 09.24.2020

Solitary, Brawls, No Teachers: Coronavirus Makes Juvenile Jails Look Like Adult Prisons

Youth lockups are supposed to rehabilitate kids, not punish them. The pandemic is making that harder than ever.

Coronavirus • 05.12.2020

The Cruel Irony of Social Distancing When You’re Stuck in Solitary

Our running joke: ‘You may go crazy in here, but at least you won’t get corona.’

Life Inside • 05.07.2020

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