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Solitary Confinement

Here is Bolts’ coverage of solitary confinement, and how it’s used in prisons and jails around the nation.

Articles

November 24, 2025

Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for “Living Hell” Under Trump

Lauren Gill,
September 19, 2025

“Designed to Break You:” Two Incarcerated Writers on the Heavy Toll of Solitary Confinement

Ask Bolts,
May 30, 2025

“The Mayor Is Not in Charge of the Jails Anymore”

Piper French,
November 19, 2024

On Solitary Confinement, California Officials Side With the Prison System—Again

Piper French,
March 29, 2024

After Reforms to Solitary Confinement, Massachusetts Prisoners Say Officials Just Renamed It

Victoria Law,
February 20, 2024

“An Issue No One Can See”: Watchdogs Fault D.C. for Ongoing Solitary Confinement

Kaila Philo,
December 1, 2023

New Jersey Prisons Isolate Trans Women Even After Reforms to Reduce Solitary Confinement

Adam M. Rhodes,
May 24, 2023

Survivors of Solitary Confinement Face the California Governor’s Veto Pen

Piper French,
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June 30, 2021

To End Solitary Confinement, Advocates Turn Up the Pressure on Sheriffs

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg,
May 18, 2021

Pittsburgh Voters May Ban Solitary Confinement in Jail Today

Ahmari Anthony,
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