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Solitary Confinement @solitaryconf.bsky.social · 8d

An interesting and informative meeting with Chile’s NPM Comité para la Prevención de la Tortura In Santiago. We discussed #solitaryconfinement and #supermax prisons, penal #populism, #monitoring places of detention and much else.

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#solitaryconfinement #supermax #populism #monitoring | Sharon Shalev

An interesting and informative meeting with Chile’s NPM Comité para la Prevención de la Tortura In Santiago. We discussed #solitaryconfinement and #supermax prisons, penal #populism, #monitoring place...

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UNGRIPP @ungripp.bsky.social · 25d

On 29th & 30th September, UNGRIPP have events at the Labour conference

It’s another opportunity to raise IPP with MPs. If you have a Labour MP please send them this flyer & ask them to come by to find out about IPP & why more change is needed

You can also tag them in this post

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Solitary Confinement @solitaryconf.bsky.social · Sep 7

“A New Vision on Isolation Practices in Dutch Prisons" in @International Corrections and Prisons Association's newsletter, Beyond the Wall ! 👍 👏 👍

Toon Molleman & Harry Lefferts of #Dutch #PrisonService and Dr Shalev @oxfordcrim.bsky.social reflect on process and outcomes.

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Dutch Prisons' New Vision on Isolation Practices | Sharon Shalev posted on the topic | LinkedIn

Delighted to see our article "A New Vision on Isolation Practices in Dutch Prisons" in the latest issue of International Corrections and Prisons Association's newsletter, Beyond the Wall ! 👍 👏 👍 I...

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NYCLU @nyclu.org · Sep 4

A man being held at Rikers died last night - the second death at the jail in a week, and the 12th this year.

The cycle of death at Rikers is well-documented, horrifying, and unacceptable. We must close Rikers for good.

2nd man dies at Rikers Island jails in a week, NYC officials say

The man had an apparent seizure Wednesday night and could not be revived.

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Shannon Heffernan @shannonheffernan.bsky.social · Sep 2

ICE wants more detention space and it’s faster to re-open old facilities to hold immigrants than to build new ones. Enter: ZOMBIE PRISONS

www.themarshallproject.org/2025/08/29/m...

‘Zombie Prisons’: How ICE Detention Is Raising Troubling Facilities From the Dead

ICE needs more detention space, and it’s faster to open old facilities than to build new ones.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · Aug 31

Thousands of people detained by ICE are actually held in local, publicly operated jails

These facilities–run by elected sheriffs–are making money off of the incarceration of people who are mostly accused of no more serious offense than crossing the border without permission

U.S. map showing that in 25 states and D.C., federal agencies like ICE and the U.S. Marshals only detain people using local jails. In other states, jails play a part in the detention network alongside federal or private facilities. In Arizona, Delaware, and Hawaii no local jails provide substantial detention space to these agencies.

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · Aug 31

For men awaiting execution on Texas’ death row, Dungeons & Dragons became a lifeline — an escape from extreme isolating conditions, leading to the sort of friendships solitary confinement usually prevents.

See their D&D character sheets, maps & more:

How D&D Became Therapy for Some Men on Texas’ Death Row

For men awaiting execution in Texas, illicit games of Dungeons & Dragons became a lifeline.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Solitary Confinement @solitaryconf.bsky.social · Aug 30

Scary stuff
#AI #prison

Rebecca McCray @rebeccakmccray.bsky.social · Aug 30

For @themarshallproject.org I spoke to a warden who wants to use AI-driven robots for “medicine distribution, cell feeding, security searches, package searches for fentanyl, all the hazardous and routine tasks that staff don't want to do." Here's how prisons/jails are integrating AI, or hoping to:

From Surveillance to Robot Guards: How AI Could Reshape Prison Life

Critics worry about opaque data collection, privacy violations and the technology’s bias spreading in jails and prisons.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Solitary Confinement @solitaryconf.bsky.social · Aug 20

An extremely worrying report by the Guardian for Children & Young People in South Australia, found that the use of #isolation in Kurlana Tapa Youth Justice Centre, has increased by 50 per cent during the period examined in 2024.

#KidsDoNotBelongInSolitaryConfinement

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

'Punished like a dog': Report reveals increase in isolations at SA youth detention centre

A new report has revealed isolations at South Australia's only youth detention centre increased by 50 per cent during a period last year and has questioned the legality of their use, with one responde...

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World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) @omctorg.bsky.social · Aug 19

✨ The #GlobalWeekAgainstTorture gathered nearly 2,300 participants, 139 speakers, and 67 organisations across 31 sessions.

If you missed it, you can still be part of the movement.

🎥 Watch the session recordings now at gwat.omct.org and relive the conversations shaping the fight to #EndTorture.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · Aug 19

I'm urging a court to order the federal government to follow the law and end its inhumane conditions for immigrants detained at 26 Federal Plaza.

No one should be held in horrendous conditions for days on end — it is illegal and it must stop.

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ICARS - International Coalition Against Restraint and Seclusion @againstrestraint.com · Aug 12

“It was uncomfortable and painful. I was scared.”

Former pupil describes long, repeated restraints and watching classmates scream in pain at Bramley Hill School run by the Witherslack Group.
@theipaper.com @kijcooper1973.bsky.social
#AgainstRestraint

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Rebecca McCray @rebeccakmccray.bsky.social · Aug 5

Suicides in NY prisons doubled in 2024, compared to 2023, per new dataset from the Correctional Association of NY. Bedford Hills, a women's prison, had the highest rate of suicide attempts.
www.correctionalassociation.org/data/dashboa...

CANY Data Portal — Correctional Association of New York

CANY collects data on state prisons and publishes it in the form of dashboards and downloadable data sets on its website. By making this data public, policymakers, advocates, and the family and friend...

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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · Aug 4

In just over 11 minutes, Removed reveals the harsh reality of immigration detention for racialised women. This powerful film was created by @aviddetention.bsky.social, Unchained Collective, Francesca Esposito, survivors and grassroots groups.

Watch here ⤵️

www.youtube.com/watch?v=287m...

What Really Happens in UK Immigration Detention? | Removed Exposes the Truth

YouTube video by AVID Detention

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · Aug 1

"A decade later, as New Orleans approaches the 20th anniversary of the hurricane, researchers have found that Louisiana holds the ominous distinction of being the state most vulnerable to what psychologists call 'deaths of despair.'" www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Is the legacy of Hurricane Katrina more lethal than the storm?

Black New Orleanians navigate hopelessness, addiction, and the struggle to survive.

www.motherjones.com

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Solitary Confinement @solitaryconf.bsky.social · Aug 1

A disappointing and regrettable decision

High court upholds use of isolation booths in schools in England www.theguardian.com/education/20...

High court upholds use of isolation booths in schools in England

Ruling dashes hopes of campaigners who argue booths are stressful and stigmatising for pupils

www.theguardian.com

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · Jul 30

Five years ago, in response to the police murder of George Floyd and nationwide protests, police and justice reform efforts held intense political momentum.

Now, a national retreat:

Five Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Police Reforms Are Rolled Back

As reforms stall in some states, the U.S. Supreme Court just made it easier for police to be sued — and perhaps easier for police to defend themselves.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Prisoners' Advice Service @prisonersadvice.bsky.social · Jul 29

Inspectors suggest that #neurodivergent #prisoners are still not identified early enough and support for them to achieve positive outcomes is variable.

Four years on: Neurodiversity in prisons – HM Inspectorate of Prisons

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · Jul 27

One woman said she and her cellmates asked for cleaning supplies to clean their single filthy toilet for themselves, to which officers responded sarcastically, “Housekeeping will come soon.” https://trib.al/Wq30W6h

The Abuses at ICE Detention Centers Fulfill a Trump Campaign Promise

Mass detention isn’t merely a step along the way to achieving Trump’s goal of mass deportation. Mass detention is also the goal.

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Rebecca McCray @rebeccakmccray.bsky.social · Jul 26

The ongoing fallout from the NY state prison guards’ strike runs the gamut from frustrating to life-threatening. I took a look for @themarshallproject.org www.themarshallproject.org/2025/07/26/n...

New York’s Prison Guard Strike Ended Months Ago. For Some, Life-Threatening Effects Persist.

Staffing shortages mean incarcerated people are not getting vital medical care, programming and other services.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · Jul 22

Dozens of NY prisons have cancelled weekend visitation, summer programming, and are keeping people in cells 20 hours a day – torturous conditions that prisons are blaming "understaffing" for.

Four Months After Guard Strike, Prison Staffing Crisis Persists

The prison agency's security ranks are 4,700 corrections officers and sergeants short of what it says it needs to run every program and housing area…

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · Jul 20

A newly supercharged ICE is rapidly changing the U.S. — often with the help of the legal system.

That’s why we’re launching Immigration Nation, a newsletter where criminal justice journalists unpack the intersection of these powerful systems and their impact on communities.

Sign up here:

Sign up for Immigration Nation

Unpacking the fallout of Trump’s mass deportation efforts.

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · Jul 21

Use these tips from investigative reporter Alysia Santo to map out the systems you must unlock to get the documents you need.

Journalists: Requesting Public Records for Criminal Justice Stories

Use these tips from investigative reporter Alysia Santo to map out the systems you must unlock to get the documents you need.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Jul 21

“We got a beating for breakfast. We got a beating for lunch. We got a beating for dinner.”

The horror stories are already emerging from the Venezuelan deportees' time in El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison.

"We were kidnapped"

On Friday, more than 200 Venezuelans disappeared to a megaprison in El Salvador returned home. The horror stories are already emerging.

www.motherjones.com

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Solitary Confinement @solitaryconf.bsky.social · Jul 17

Last but not least:
Solitary confinement in #Portugal

New on the #MappingSolitaryConfinement site!

Read all about it!
www.solitaryconfinement.org/map/portugal-2