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Dozens of Prisoners Allege a Culture of Violence by Guards at Federal Facility in Virginia

In lawsuits and interviews, people held at Lee penitentiary described correctional officers breaking teeth, fracturing ribs and using the N-word.

Feature • 12.17.2024

Life Inside, Remixed: Inside the Underground Economy of Solitary Confinement

Here’s how people in “the box” use their ingenuity, collaboration skills and a form of “fishing” to get the goods they need.

Life Inside • 10.25.2024

The Enduring Use of Solitary, and New Proposed Limits That Will Likely Fail (Again)

Isolation’s damaging effects are widely known. But many facilities confine people — even youth — virtually all day, sometimes in shower stalls.

Closing Argument • 04.20.2024

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