NEW REPORT FINDS MORE THAN 122,000 PEOPLE IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES

May 23, 2023
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AS DOJ ISSUES REPORT FOLLOWING PRESIDENT BIDEN’S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON SOLITARY, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN SOLITARY IS NEARLY 7% HIGHER NOW THAN BEFORE THE ORDER

February 3, 2023
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Unlock The Box Releases First-Ever Nationwide Report and Public Database on Legislation to Abolish Solitary Confinement

January 24, 2023
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NEW POLL SHOWING WIDESPREAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR ENDING SOLITARY CONFINEMENT BEYOND FOUR HOURS FOR EMERGENCY DE-ESCALATION, NATIONAL EXPERTS URGE POLITICAL LEADERS TO END SOLITARY NOW

November 16, 2022
Contact: Jessica Sandoval
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LOUISIANA GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS SIGNS WATERSHED BILL MINIMIZING THE USE OF YOUTH SOLITARY CONFINEMENT

June 21, 2022
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Reps. Trone and Bice Introduce the Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2022

June 15, 2022
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Call for Investigation into Reports of Torture at the Thomson Federal Penitentiary

June 08, 2022
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PRESIDENT BIDEN’S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON POLICING FALLS FAR SHORT GIVEN HIS PLEDGE TO END SOLITARY CONFINEMENT

May 27, 2022
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Historic Win for Connecticut

May 12, 20221
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Solitary Confinement is Torture and Must End in New York City

December 23, 2021
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