Solitary Confinement

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How many women are in prison and on death row around the world? – in charts

How many women are in prison and on death row around the world? – in charts While fewer women than men are incarcerated, their numbers are rising faster and most often for non-violent offences

How many women are in prison and on death row around the world? – in charts www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Graph showing that in 2021, 15% of people in prison were 55+, a 5x increase from 1991.

Older people now make up 5x as much of the prison population as they did 3 decades ago.

Turning prisons into “makeshift nursing homes” is one of the nation’s most wasteful, morally bankrupt experiments to date.

Screenshot of text: "I think I'm dying," the 26-year-old father pleaded through the door. Surveillance camera footage shows the jail nurse sauntered over to his cell, clearly exasperated. "There ain't a damn thing f----- wrong with you," she snapped, before slamming the door shut. A nearby inmate cracked a joke about the "boy who cried wolf." By the time paramedics arrived hours later, Ellis was barely conscious. He died that day from septic shock brought on by pneumonia - an infection he could have survived, if treated earlier.

Behind bars, Terral Ellis Jr. pleaded for help. Then, a nurse told him there wasn’t a “damn thing” wrong with him. Hours later, he was dead.

Going to jail shouldn't be a death sentence, yet the carceral healthcare system is killing people.

What Could Have Kept Me Out of Prison We asked people behind bars what services and programs could have changed the course of their lives. Therapy, affordable housing and a living wage topped the list.

Ahead of the 2020 election, we asked people in prison what might have helped keep them from committing the crime that led to their incarceration.

Among their responses were:
• affordable housing
• a stable, well-paying job
• mental health support

We are hiring a Solicitor to join our Civil Liberties and Human Rights team based in London.

We are looking for a solicitor with at least 5 years PQE to join our expanding team. The successful candidate will have experience in actions against the police, inquests, HRA claims or judicial review.

UNLOCKED | Rose LeMay: A debt of gratitude for Ivan Zinger, correctional investigator

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Radiohead at the Royal Arena, Copenhagen - Gigsberg Gigsberg is a secondary ticket marketplace. All tickets are guaranteed and secure. Prices are set by sellers and may be above or below face value.

Hey @radiohead.wastehq.social , are you aware of the prices that some of the platforms charge for your concerts? see for example in CPH- gigsberg.com/concert-tick...

I'd love to see you, and failed to get tickets to your London concerts, but this is becoming silly... 🌻

Migrants locked up alone for 38 consecutive days on average: ICE increasingly uses isolation as punishment The agency maintains that it does not use this method in its detention centers, but it does hold people in ‘administrative segregation,’ a euphemism for solitary confinement

Migrants locked up alone for 38 consecutive days on average: ICE increasingly uses isolation as punishment

The agency maintains that it does not use this method... but it does hold people in ‘administrative segregation,’ a euphemism for solitary confinement

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Bill S-205 (Tona’s Law) represents a concrete step toward the long promised reform — to end solitary confinement, protect human rights and implement effective oversight of corrections.

Honouring Ashley’s legacy means taking action to end the injustices and inhumanity that continue. 2/2

Regulate the trade in policing equipment now Ask your government to back a global treaty to keep equipment like tear gas and pepper spray from getting into the hands of abusive police forces.

Did you know there are no international #HumanRights based controls on the trade in torture equipment?!

Sign the petition and join us in calling for governments to act: we need a binding #TortureFreeTrade Treaty now!

#ProtectTheProtest #UnitedAgainstTorture

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#solitaryconfinement #supermax #populism #monitoring | Sharon Shalev An interesting and informative meeting with Chile’s NPM Comité para la Prevención de la Tortura In Santiago. We discussed #solitaryconfinement and #supermax prisons, penal #populism, #monitoring place...

An interesting and informative meeting with Chile’s NPM Comité para la Prevención de la Tortura In Santiago. We discussed #solitaryconfinement and #supermax prisons, penal #populism, #monitoring places of detention and much else.

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On 29th & 30th September, UNGRIPP have events at the Labour conference

It’s another opportunity to raise IPP with MPs. If you have a Labour MP please send them this flyer & ask them to come by to find out about IPP & why more change is needed

You can also tag them in this post

Dutch Prisons' New Vision on Isolation Practices | Sharon Shalev posted on the topic | LinkedIn Delighted to see our article "A New Vision on Isolation Practices in Dutch Prisons" in the latest issue of International Corrections and Prisons Association's newsletter, Beyond the Wall ! 👍 👏 👍 I...

“A New Vision on Isolation Practices in Dutch Prisons" in @International Corrections and Prisons Association's newsletter, Beyond the Wall ! 👍 👏 👍

Toon Molleman & Harry Lefferts of #Dutch #PrisonService and Dr Shalev @oxfordcrim.bsky.social reflect on process and outcomes.

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2nd man dies at Rikers Island jails in a week, NYC officials say The man had an apparent seizure Wednesday night and could not be revived.

A man being held at Rikers died last night - the second death at the jail in a week, and the 12th this year.

The cycle of death at Rikers is well-documented, horrifying, and unacceptable. We must close Rikers for good.

‘Zombie Prisons’: How ICE Detention Is Raising Troubling Facilities From the Dead ICE needs more detention space, and it’s faster to open old facilities than to build new ones.

ICE wants more detention space and it’s faster to re-open old facilities to hold immigrants than to build new ones. Enter: ZOMBIE PRISONS

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U.S. map showing that in 25 states and D.C., federal agencies like ICE and the U.S. Marshals only detain people using local jails. In other states, jails play a part in the detention network alongside federal or private facilities. In Arizona, Delaware, and Hawaii no local jails provide substantial detention space to these agencies.

Thousands of people detained by ICE are actually held in local, publicly operated jails

These facilities–run by elected sheriffs–are making money off of the incarceration of people who are mostly accused of no more serious offense than crossing the border without permission

How D&D Became Therapy for Some Men on Texas’ Death Row For men awaiting execution in Texas, illicit games of Dungeons & Dragons became a lifeline.

For men awaiting execution on Texas’ death row, Dungeons & Dragons became a lifeline — an escape from extreme isolating conditions, leading to the sort of friendships solitary confinement usually prevents.

See their D&D character sheets, maps & more:

Scary stuff
#AI #prison

'Punished like a dog': Report reveals increase in isolations at SA youth detention centre A new report has revealed isolations at South Australia's only youth detention centre increased by 50 per cent during a period last year and has questioned the legality of their use, with one responde...

An extremely worrying report by the Guardian for Children & Young People in South Australia, found that the use of #isolation in Kurlana Tapa Youth Justice Centre, has increased by 50 per cent during the period examined in 2024.

#KidsDoNotBelongInSolitaryConfinement

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✨ The #GlobalWeekAgainstTorture gathered nearly 2,300 participants, 139 speakers, and 67 organisations across 31 sessions.

If you missed it, you can still be part of the movement.

🎥 Watch the session recordings now at gwat.omct.org and relive the conversations shaping the fight to #EndTorture.

I'm urging a court to order the federal government to follow the law and end its inhumane conditions for immigrants detained at 26 Federal Plaza.

No one should be held in horrendous conditions for days on end — it is illegal and it must stop.

Quote graphic with a purple background and faint overlay of restraint images. Text reads: “‘It was uncomfortable and painful. I was scared,’ said an ex-pupil, now aged 13. The child, who is autistic, attended the school from 2019 to December 2023 and says she was ‘restrained a lot, sometimes for 30 minutes’ after the Witherslack Group took over Bramley Hill. ‘I saw children being pinned down on benches,’ she said. ‘They would be screaming, “Get off me you’re hurting me.” It made me feel annoyed and anxious.’” Below, in smaller text: “‘SEND pupils “injured by staff” at UK school owned by Abu Dhabi royal family’ – i Paper, August 12, 2025.” The ICARS logo is in the lower left corner, and The i Paper logo is in the lower right corner.

“It was uncomfortable and painful. I was scared.”

Former pupil describes long, repeated restraints and watching classmates scream in pain at Bramley Hill School run by the Witherslack Group.
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#AgainstRestraint

CANY Data Portal — Correctional Association of New York CANY collects data on state prisons and publishes it in the form of dashboards and downloadable data sets on its website. By making this data public, policymakers, advocates, and the family and friend...

Suicides in NY prisons doubled in 2024, compared to 2023, per new dataset from the Correctional Association of NY. Bedford Hills, a women's prison, had the highest rate of suicide attempts.
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What Really Happens in UK Immigration Detention? | Removed Exposes the Truth YouTube video by AVID Detention

In just over 11 minutes, Removed reveals the harsh reality of immigration detention for racialised women. This powerful film was created by @aviddetention.bsky.social, Unchained Collective, Francesca Esposito, survivors and grassroots groups.

Watch here ⤵️

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Is the legacy of Hurricane Katrina more lethal than the storm? Black New Orleanians navigate hopelessness, addiction, and the struggle to survive.

"A decade later, as New Orleans approaches the 20th anniversary of the hurricane, researchers have found that Louisiana holds the ominous distinction of being the state most vulnerable to what psychologists call 'deaths of despair.'" www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

High court upholds use of isolation booths in schools in England Ruling dashes hopes of campaigners who argue booths are stressful and stigmatising for pupils

A disappointing and regrettable decision

High court upholds use of isolation booths in schools in England www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Five Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Police Reforms Are Rolled Back As reforms stall in some states, the U.S. Supreme Court just made it easier for police to be sued — and perhaps easier for police to defend themselves.

Five years ago, in response to the police murder of George Floyd and nationwide protests, police and justice reform efforts held intense political momentum.

Now, a national retreat:

Four years on: Neurodiversity in prisons – HM Inspectorate of Prisons We use some essential cookies to make this service work.

Inspectors suggest that #neurodivergent #prisoners are still not identified early enough and support for them to achieve positive outcomes is variable.