WAKING IS THE MOST TRAUMATIC

These words of Cesar Villa resonate with a profound and haunting truth. A man who endured fifteen years of isolation, Villa’s quote, “Waking is the most traumatic,” encapsulates the trauma that festers in the shadows of solitary confinement. In the below repost of his article first printed by Solitary Watch, we step into the world […]

THIS ROAD TO HELL WAS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS

The history of solitary confinement is a stark reminder of how even the most well-intentioned reforms can go awry when not carefully implemented and monitored. What began as a Quaker-inspired effort to reform incarcerated people and promote penitence has evolved into a practice with detrimental psychological and physical consequences.

IT’S LIKE BEING BURIED ALIVE

In a chilling revelation from PBS Frontline’s “Solitary Nation,” Todd Fickett, a survivor of solitary confinement, aptly describes it as akin to being “buried alive.” This haunting analogy reveals the disturbing reality of how the prison system uses solitary confinement to effectively make incarcerated people disappear. Solitary confinement is an inhumane practice that is shrouded […]

HORROR IS REAL

In the darkest corners of our criminal justice system, a chilling horror story unfolds every day, one that is all too real. Solitary confinement, often hidden from the public eye, is a haunting reality that casts a long and sinister shadow over the lives of those subjected to its terrifying grip. It is a practice […]