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Echoes of Isolation

A 2013 prison hunger strike in California led to a dramatic decline in the use of solitary confinement. More than a decade later, people impacted by solitary reflect on the toll of separation.

Feature • 01.28.2026

‘Unbearable’: How ICE Is Locking More Immigrants in Solitary Under Trump

A mother of three said she hallucinated after weeks in an ICE segregation cell in Louisiana. She’s one of thousands now facing the psychological toll of isolation.

Feature • 09.16.2025

What It’s Like Enduring a Heat Wave in a Missouri Prison

Lawyers requested swift cooling measures in a prison with no A/C. One man shares the dangerous conditions inside while people await a judge’s ruling.

St. Louis • 09.08.2025

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