Shining light into the darkest corners of the U.S. punishment system. http://solitarywatch.org | Subscribe: http://bit.ly/swdispatch | Support: http://bit.ly/giveswhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mumvk2pe4c2pSolitary confinement is cruel and unusual for everyone | Opinion https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/03/solitary-confinement-is-cruel-and-unusual-for-everyone-opinion/03 Sep 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumvk2pe4c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3muhyxiao3c2hIn "The Solace I Found in Mail," Karl ChuJoy reflects on how letters and literary materials helped him survive years of solitary confinement. Read his full piece: https://solitarywatch.org/2026/08/20/finding-solace-in-the-shu/ ✉️ Support someone in solitary, one letter at a time: https://tinyurl.com/lifelinestosolitary01 Sep 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhyxiao3c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3muhoby74s22n‘Unbearable’ heat in uncooled Alabama prisons https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/unbearable-heat-uncooled-alabama-prisons01 Sep 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhoby74s22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mtr6y4oihk2pLooking to do a good, simple deed? Put double-your-money where your mouth is: Give a person in solitary someone to write to. #LifelinestoSolitary https://solitarywatch.org/2026/08/18/lifelines-2026-match/23 Aug 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr6y4oihk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mtgw3ksj4c2eMUST READ: Proponents of Solitary Confinement Attempt to Stifle Reform https://prospect.org/2026/08/19/proponents-of-solitary-confinement-attempt-to-stifle-reform/ This vitally important article was reported with support from @solitarywatch.bsky.social.19 Aug 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgw3ksj4c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mtybmmvf3k2nSolitary stops time. I run the program that's fighting back. https://solitarywatch.org/2026/08/25/solitary-stops-time-i-run-the-program-thats-fighting-back/26 Aug 2026 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtybmmvf3k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mtr6y4oihk2pLooking to do a good, simple deed? Put double-your-money where your mouth is: Give a person in solitary someone to write to. #LifelinestoSolitary https://solitarywatch.org/2026/08/18/lifelines-2026-match/23 Aug 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr6y4oihk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mtkc4uamo226Voices from Solitary: Finding Solace in the SHU https://solitarywatch.org/2026/08/20/finding-solace-in-the-shu/20 Aug 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkc4uamo226https://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mthmk62dxs24INSIDE SOURCES: After today, our little pen pal program for people in solitary confinement will never be the same... #LifelinestoSolitary #AllDonationsDoubled https://solitarywatch.org/2026/08/18/lifelines-match-2026/19 Aug 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthmk62dxs24https://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mtgw3ksj4c2eMUST READ: Proponents of Solitary Confinement Attempt to Stifle Reform https://prospect.org/2026/08/19/proponents-of-solitary-confinement-attempt-to-stifle-reform/ This vitally important article was reported with support from @solitarywatch.bsky.social.19 Aug 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgw3ksj4c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3msra6rhh522wIn his heart-wrenching short play, Wallace “Shubaka” Kirby tells the story of two siblings who find solidarity through letters while separated by solitary confinement. Read here: tinyurl.com/5t36act910 Aug 2026 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3msra6rhh522whttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3msjfbomrck2nPregnancy in ICE Detention: Ongoing Abuse and Medical Neglect https://healthlaw.org/pregnancy-in-ice-detention-ongoing-abuse-and-medical-neglect/07 Aug 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjfbomrck2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3msj3j7pqhg2eMillions saved from closing Connecticut's supermax prison is a testimony to how expensive incarceration is. When the closure of solitary confinement units is factored in, millions more are saved. Read here: tinyurl.com/35csfyc607 Aug 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3msj3j7pqhg2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3msiqpgcznk2fBreaking News: ICE's use of solitary confinement continues to worsen across the nation. Another man in New York correctional custody dies from isolation. Indiana residential school for struggling youth was accused of holding young girls in solitary. Read more: tinyurl.com/2s3vcjtr07 Aug 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3msiqpgcznk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3msbruxdk2k2rBLM Protester Transferred Thousands of Miles Away After They Organized Against Their Solitary Confinement https://theintercept.com/2026/08/04/malik-muhammad-black-lives-matter-prison-transfer/04 Aug 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbruxdk2k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3msbgmkpro22zHaving been incarcerated for more than a decade, Whitaker has seen how #solitaryconfinement has worsen over time. In the following piece, he writes extensively about how isolation creates a cycle of harm for everyone, those with and without severe mental illnesses. Read here: tinyurl.com/2n92j26j04 Aug 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbgmkpro22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mry7sirmv22jEveryone suffers under solitary confinement, but especially children. Being isolated for prolonged periods of time has extreme consequences on their developing brains. Read here: tinyurl.com/6u23kt9601 Aug 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mry7sirmv22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mqujywogos2jJudge orders major changes at California ICE detention center after attorneys allege ‘inhumane’ conditions there https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/07/17/judge-orders-major-changes-at-ices-adelanto-detention-center-after-attorneys-allege-inhumane-conditions-there/17 Jul 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqujywogos2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mqu3gbizb22uAs Trump Targets Trans Women in WA Prisons, Amber Kim Awaits a Court’s Verdict https://truthout.org/articles/as-trump-targets-trans-women-in-wa-prisons-amber-kim-awaits-a-courts-verdict/?utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons17 Jul 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqu3gbizb22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mqrvcfhy5s22Breaking News: As temperatures rise, so does Texas prisons' death tolls. Two years after the loss of their son, a pair of parents in Michigan continues to advocate for the end of solitary confinement. Read more: tinyurl.com/mxjhknjx16 Jul 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrvcfhy5s22https://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mqp6duaco222One Step Forward, Two Steps Back for Solitary Reforms in California https://boltsmag.org/california-dials-back-solitary-reforms/15 Jul 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqp6duaco222https://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mqozhpz6tc2eInvestigation into possible tuberculosis spread at Aurora ICE facility blocked by private company, health officials say https://coloradosun.com/2026/07/15/geo-group-immigration-detention-tuberculosis/15 Jul 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqozhpz6tc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mqkugjwzxk2dLawsuit alleges IDOC inmates denied exercise in 'dungeon-like' solitary cells https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/13/idoc-lawsuit-inmate-exercise-solitary/13 Jul 2026 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkugjwzxk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mqjumhznus2oNew York’s Prisons Are Stuck in Their Brutal Past, Independent Review Finds @nysfocus.com https://nysfocus.com/2026/07/13/new-york-prisons-violence-use-of-force-review?utm13 Jul 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjumhznus2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mqjtohbifk2eICE Held a Minor in Adult Detention for Nearly Two Months, Attorneys Allege https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/13/ice-detention-minor-refugee-immigration-moshannon/ For much of the time, the child was in solitary confinement.13 Jul 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjtohbifk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mpqumjak7k2uATTN JOURNALISTS: We are accepting grant applications about stories that have yet to be told about all aspects of solitary confinement, with a national, state, local, or thematic focus, in all media. The next application deadline is July 31. More details here: tinyurl.com/4w453tdb https://tinyurl.com/4w453tdb03 Jul 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqumjak7k2u