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FAST Testimony for Senate Hearings on Solitary Confinement

FAST Testimony for Senate Hearings on Solitary Confinement

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April 15, 2024
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News

April 15, 2024
Contact: Jessica Sandoval
jsandoval@unlocktheboxcampaign.org
202.251.6572

UTB Testimony for Senate Hearings on Solitary Confinement

UTB Testimony for Senate Hearings on Solitary Confinement

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April 15, 2024
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News

April 15, 2024
Contact: Jessica Sandoval
jsandoval@unlocktheboxcampaign.org
202.251.6572

U.S. Senators Markey, Warren, Sanders, and Welch Introduce End Solitary Confinement Act in the U.S. Senate

U.S. Senators Markey, Warren, Sanders, and Welch Introduce End Solitary Confinement Act in the U.S. Senate

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December 24, 2023
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Press Release

Dec 6, 2023
Contact: Jessica Sandoval
jsandoval@unlocktheboxcampaign.org
202.251.6572

Survivors of Solitary Confinement and Other Leading Experts Across the Country Laud Introduction of Congresswoman Bush’s Historic New End Solitary Confinement Act

Survivors of Solitary Confinement and Other Leading Experts Across the Country Laud Introduction of Congresswoman Bush’s Historic New End Solitary Confinement Act

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July 27, 2023
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Press Release

July 27, 2023
Contact: Jessica Sandoval
jsandoval@unlocktheboxcampaign.org
202.251.6572

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

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

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May 23, 2023
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Press Release

May 23, 2023
Contact: Jessica Sandoval
jsandoval@unlocktheboxcampaign.org
202.251.6572

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

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

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February 3, 2023
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Press Release

February 3, 2023
Contact: Jessica Sandoval
jsandoval@unlocktheboxcampaign.org
202.251.6572

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

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

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January 24, 2023
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Press Release

January 24, 2023
Contact: Vasuki Wilson
vasuki@risepublic.com
202.294.2342

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

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

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November 16, 2022
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Press Release

November 16, 2022
Contact: Jessica Sandoval
jsandoval@unlocktheboxcampaign.org
202.294.2342

LOUISIANA GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS SIGNS WATERSHED BILL MINIMIZING THE USE OF YOUTH SOLITARY CONFINEMENT

LOUISIANA GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS SIGNS WATERSHED BILL MINIMIZING THE USE OF YOUTH SOLITARY CONFINEMENT

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June 21, 2022
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Press Release

June 21, 2022
Contact: Jessica Sandoval
jsandoval@unlocktheboxcampaign.org
(202) 251-6572

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

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

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June 15, 2022
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Press Release

June 15, 2022
Contact: Jessica Sandoval
jsandoval@unlocktheboxcampaign.org
(202) 251-6572

Call for Investigation into Reports of Torture at the Thomson Federal Penitentiary

Call for Investigation into Reports of Torture at the Thomson Federal Penitentiary

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June 9, 2022
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Press Release

June 08, 2022
Contact: Jessica Sandoval
jsandoval@unlocktheboxcampaign.org
(202) 251-6572

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

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

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May 27, 2022
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Press Release

May 27, 2022
Contact: Jessica Sandoval
jsandoval@unlocktheboxcampaign.org
(202) 251-6572

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