The number of solitary confinement cells fluctuate weekly, depending on the prison system’s needs, Acree said. Some of these cells hold the state’s most violent people. But other inmates in ...

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris plans to end solitary confinement at the Shelby County Corrections Department, also known as ...

The number of solitary confinement cells fluctuate weekly, depending on the prison system’s needs, Acree said. Some of these cells hold the state’s most violent people. But other inmates in ...

Some U.S. prison systems have step-down units for inmates leaving solitary confinement. These units help reacclimate inmates to being around people — first in general population, then in society.

Only after 30 days straight in solitary confinement does out-of-cell time increase; only after 90 days are inmates allowed to use the phone for call that aren’t deemed emergency or legal in ...

Violence flourishes at Montana's youth prison for boys, and staff use solitary confinement as a crutch to help curb ... It defined solitary as confinement alone in a cell for 22 hours or more a day.

Some U.S. prison systems have step-down units for inmates leaving solitary confinement. These units help reacclimate inmates to being around people — first in general population, then in society.

This is what it is like to be held in solitary confinement. ... Thirty-five years later, on a cold day in January 2024, a code 66 alarm rang through my cell in New Jersey State Prison (NJSP).