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/3mlwhkkkeks2sDue to a high chance of being assaulted by staff and other incarcerated people, transgender and gender nonconforming individuals are placed in isolation for their "protection." But nothing protects them from the mental trauma of #solitaryconfinement. Learn more: tinyurl.com/ycxhdy9a15 May 2026 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwhkkkeks2shttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mlvkm4v2hc2nDid Mississippi corrections officials retaliate against a death row inmate for speaking up? https://mississippitoday.org/2026/05/15/mississippi-death-row-retaliation/15 May 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvkm4v2hc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mlqmbvw46s2iConfusion, ambulance shortage delayed emergency response in latest ICE detention death in solitary confinement https://atlpresscollective.com/2026/05/12/confusion-ambulance-shortage-delayed-emergency-response-in-latest-ice-detention-death/13 May 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqmbvw46s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mlqm6i34p22dLouisiana Gov. Landry budget proposal includes $46 million for immigration detention at Angola, including reopening of a notorious solitary confinement unit https://veritenews.org/2026/05/12/landry-camp-j-57-immigration-budget/13 May 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqm6i34p22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mlmhjk4xxk2aIn 2013, a man held at Menard Correctional Center's #solitaryconfinement unit reported that 90% of these tiny cells are double-manned. This is one of many violations of the men's Eighth Amendment rights. These cruel and unusual practices persist today. Read here: tinyurl.com/3dk5ewd311 May 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmhjk4xxk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mljod3co5s2eFor #MothersDay, Kwaneta Harris shares the story of Jennifer and her late daughter, Brooklyn, and the multiple ways the criminal legal system failed them. As a mother and solitary survivor, Harris highlights the harms caused by isolation. Read here: tinyurl.com/5dwn4frh10 May 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljod3co5s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mlgxoq33ss2oCheck out our 2026 Ridgeway Reporting Project recipients! We're assisting these 7 incarcerated individuals in conducting research and getting published. Thank you to the Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation and the Vital Projects Fund. Learn more here: tinyurl.com/b3hn67zv09 May 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgxoq33ss2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mldyq2xsts2sBurying Your Child Is a Nightmare from Which No Parent Ever Fully Wakes. Burying Your Child Who Died in Prison Is Something Worse Than a Nightmare. https://solitarywatch.org/2026/05/08/the-daughter-the-criminal-legal-system-failed-and-the-mother-who-never-did/08 May 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldyq2xsts2shttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mlboovozus2iOverflowing Idaho prisons are sending women with good behavior to ‘the hole’ https://www.investigatewest.org/overflowing-idaho-prisons-are-sending-women-with-good-behavior-to-the-hole/07 May 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlboovozus2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mlbmnpfkos2dSolitary confinement is a mental health crisis https://chicagoreader.com/city-life/inside-voices/salahat-solitary-confinement/ "I spent a year and a half working in Pinckneyville’s solitary unit as a porter; what I witnessed was a warehouse for untreated mental illness."07 May 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbmnpfkos2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3ml4nabdf2k2wICE mum about Eloy detainee hospitalized after solitary confinement stay https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/article_76153eb0-bc6c-4c1d-b5fe-865b1dd2f357.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=user-share05 May 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4nabdf2k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mksl4hbqvs2jThe 18th Death – and Fifth Death by Suicide – in ICE Custody this Year Spotlights Harms of Solitary Confinement: PHR https://phr.org/news/the-18th-death-and-fifth-death-by-suicide-in-ice-custody-this-year-spotlights-harms-of-solitary-confinement-phr/01 May 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksl4hbqvs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mkqq7ipttc2q#Solitaryconfinement is a "fertile ground for the sexual abuse and exploitation of women and of girls as young as 16." This issue is extremely overlooked. In the following piece, journalist Kwaneta Harris takes a step towards addressing it. #SAAM2026 Read here: tinyurl.com/mrx6th8w30 Apr 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqq7ipttc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mkqbaibyfk2jBreaking News: The death toll of immigrants in #ICE custody is the highest in two decades. New data reveals that #NewYork corrections officers use security camera blind spots to assault incarcerated people. Read here: tinyurl.com/mrxxxety30 Apr 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqbaibyfk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mknli3vt2s2cThe Progressive Caucus Unveils Its Contract with America https://prospect.org/2026/04/29/congressional-democrats-progressive-caucus-unveils-affordability-contract-with-america/ So why is there nothing in here about criminal justice reform / decarceration? If the concern is affordability, our current carceral system is one of the biggest wastes of money in the US today.29 Apr 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknli3vt2s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mknjlzes7k27Supported by the Ridgeway Reporting Project, award-winning incarcerated journalist Antoine E. Davis covered the day-to-day lives of incarcerated workers. In particular, the distressing process of cleaning solitary confinement cells. Read here: tinyurl.com/ahvmjj4f29 Apr 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknjlzes7k27https://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mknhh5ihvc2v"It Felt Hopeless, Like You Were Going to Die” — The Abuse in an Indiana Correctional Facility’s Dark Cells https://www.aclu-in.org/news/it-felt-hopeless-like-you-were-going-to-die-the-abuse-in-miami-correctional-facilitys-dark-cells/29 Apr 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknhh5ihvc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/solitarywatch.bsky.social/post/3mknhbmtei22oCongratulations to Kwaneta Harris and Rejon Taylor for receiving Stillwater Awards for prison journalism for pieces published on @solitarywatch! And congrats to all the winners! https://www.spj.org/stillwater-awards-2025-winners/29 Apr 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:iephory3errxyztmkh56ra63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknhbmtei22o