Immigrants are being denied medical care, strip-searched and threatened at six ICE detention facilities, a new watchdog report finds.
Solitary Confinement
Uncovering the fallout from solitary confinement of prisoners, including juveniles
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Obama’s solitary ban will need buy-in from guards
Criminal justice reform is an increasingly bipartisan issue, and grassroots efforts to ban juvenile solitary confinement have been underway for years. But if President Barack Obama wants widespread change, he needs state and local correctional institutions to follow his lead.
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Bay Area county will end youth solitary confinement per settlement
Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall will stop keeping youths in solitary confinement after settling a 2013 lawsuit that accused the county’s Probation Department of holding minors with mental health issues in prolonged isolation and depriving them of special education services.
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What one young poet has to say about teens in solitary confinement
“Locked [In],” by poet Gabriel Cortez, depicts the disturbing reality that many youth face in solitary confinement.
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Rikers Island is eliminating juvenile solitary confinement. Now what?
Here are some key things to understand about juvenile solitary confinement in the U.S. and the efforts to reform it.
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Justice Department slams violent treatment of teens at Rikers Island
In a blow to the New York City Department of Correction, federal investigators sharply criticized jail officials for using extreme violence and excessive solitary confinement against adolescent inmates at the city’s massive East River complex.
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Solitary confinement’s comedic moment shows it’s no laughing matter
On Sunday’s episode of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” on HBO, the comedian host devoted almost 18 minutes to a segment critiquing the U.S. prison system, including solitary confinement.
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‘Alone: Teens in Solitary Confinement’ debuts on The I Files
Our documentary caps a year of reporting about juveniles inmates held in solitary confinement.
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Graphic novel: The Box
This graphic novel tells the story of Ismael “Izzy” Nazario and the time he spent as a teen in solitary confinement in New York City’s Rikers Island jail. This story is based on an investigation by The Center for Investigative Reporting and was created using transcripts from interviews with Nazario.
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Inside Calif. juvenile hall, rare glimpse at solitary confinement cells
Considered a model facility, the Santa Cruz County Juvenile Hall still places youth in 23-hour isolation, sometimes for days on end. But amid a national debate over juvenile solitary confinement, Santa Cruz could serve as a guide for reform.