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The movement to end solitary confinement is alive and growing. Across the country, survivors are leading the fight, communities are organizing, and legislation is gaining real momentum. This work shifts and evolves all the time, and there’s always a way for you to be part of it.
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Join our email list to know when a bill needs your voice, when the bus tour is coming to your city, and when it’s time to show up. We don’t flood your inbox. We only reach out when it counts.
If you’re able, donate. Your donation supports grassroots campaigns nationwide as well as narrative change work through artivism, immersive experiences, and storytelling that brings the reality of solitary confinement to the public.
MORE CAMPAIGNS
Make a difference in the fight to end solitary confinement in the United States. With just one click, you can email state legislators and decision-makers. The campaigns below are lead by some of our state campaign partners.
SUPPORT ESCA
Support the End Solitary Confinement Act, the landmark federal bill that would prohibit solitary confinement in all federal prisons and detention centers. The bill limits isolation to a maximum of four hours and requires safe, humane alternatives. This is the most comprehensive federal legislation we’ve ever had to end this practice, and it needs public pressure to move forward.
GET INVOLVED LOCALLY
Our movement is as much grassroots as it is national. It’s vital that we connect with advocacy groups, survivors, and policy makers on the local level so that we can enact change from the ground up. Ways to connect and share your voice:
- Find an Unlock The Box state campaign partner
- Join a letter writing campaign to people in solitary
- Educate yourself on local solitary confinement policy
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Get to know the ins and outs of the fight to ban solitary confinement through research and learning. Visit the websites of our partners to learn about the various facets of the issue and how survivors of solitary are leading the movement to end this torture.
ADVANCE THE CONVERSATION
Let’s give them something to talk about! Expanding the national conversation about the abuses of solitary confinement is a core part of our mission. It takes the will of the people to enact meaningful change. You can do your part by encouraging conversation around the topic.
- Organize a community meeting
- Share news and share our social media to start a conversation
- Start a local petition
SUPPORT LEGISLATION
Passing and implementing legislation that brings the United States into compliance with the Mandela Rules and then fully ends solitary confinement are critical for stopping torture and saving lives. Advocating for and supporting legislation is crucial. We need you to join these efforts because people-power will push policymakers to pass transformational bills.
support executive action
Governors and Mayors across the country have the ability to end solitary confinement in their states and localities today. Similarly, the U.S. President has the power to end solitary confinement in federal prisons and detention centers today. Take action to demand that they end solitary now.
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