FAST responds to Scathing AP Report of FBOP Abuses
November 18, 2021
Contact: Jessica Sandoval
jsandoval@unlocktheboxcampaign.org
(202) 251-6572
Legislative Round-Up 2021
In 2021, the Unlock the Box campaign and its partners supported legislation at the federal and state levels to end solitary. Check out our progress!
WPFW: End Solitary Now!
Unlock The Box was featured on WPFW’s radio show, Monday Morning QB.
Solitary is Never the Answer
June 15, 2020
Contact: Madeline Bronstein
mbronstein@rabengroup.com
585-410-4843
Letter to the CDC
September 24, 2020
Contact: Christopher Gray
cgray@rabengroup.com
757.575.1615
Eastern District of Philadelphia Ruling Underscores the Inhumanity of Solitary Confinement
January 15, 2021
Contact: Sharon Han, mshan@rabengroup.com
(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.
