Solitary is Never the Answer
June 15, 2020
Contact: Madeline Bronstein
[email protected]
585-410-4843
Letter to the CDC
September 24, 2020
Contact: Christopher Gray
[email protected]
757.575.1615
Eastern District of Philadelphia Ruling Underscores the Inhumanity of Solitary Confinement
January 15, 2021
Contact: Sharon Han, [email protected]
(213) 220-9917
NPR: As COVID-19 Spreads In Prisons, Lockdowns Spark Fear Of More Solitary Confinement
Unlock The Box was featured on NPR’s All Things Considered.
ABC News- Amid spiking COVID-19 infections, prisons turning to solitary confinement to reduce spread of virus
Unlock The Box was featured on ABC News 7 in Denver.
Johnny Perez
Johnny Perez used prayer to survive the torture of solitary. Today he leads faith leaders and solitary survivors like himself in ending the torture of solitary confinement.
Laura Nicks
Laura Nicks is a trailblazer, a no-nonsense Erin Brokovich of prison reform whose work has led to sweeping legislative reform throughout Arkansas’s criminal justice system. She’s a fierce advocate who believes in second chances because, for her, the hope of a second chance is what kept her alive during the darkest time of her life.
Dolores Canales
Dolores Canales is the reason that thousands of people were freed from solitary confinement- -and thousands more won’t suffer the same fate. She’s an icon in the world of criminal justice reform and to activists working to end solitary confinement. But, her initial success was a spur of the moment decision and a mother’s desperate attempt to save her son’s life.
