Resources for Individuals
General Facts/Info on Solitary:
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"Solitary Confinement Facts," by the American Friends Service Committee.
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"Stop Solitary," by the American Civil Liberties Union.
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"FAQs - Prolonged Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons," by the National Religious Campaign Against Torture.
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"The Dangerous Overuse of Solitary Confinement in the United States," by the American Civil Liberties Union, 2014.
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"Race and the Politics of Isolation in U.S. Prisons," by Bonnie Kerness and Jamie Bissonette Lewey, Atlantic Journal of Communication, 2014. by Bonnie Kerness, Solitary Watch, 2013.
Costs of Solitary Confinement:
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"Solitary Confinement is a Moral and Financial Disaster," by Caitlin Curley, GenFKD, April 2, 2016.
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"Solitary Confinement Costs $78K Per Inmate And Should Be Curbed, Critics Say," by Carrie Johnson and Bill Chappell, National Public Radio, February 25, 2014.
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"Fact Sheet: The High Cost of Solitary Confinement," by Sal Rodriguez, Solitary Watch, 2011.
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"Colorado spending $208 million on empty solitary confinement prison," by David Olinger, The Denver Post, November 11, 2012
Resources for Organizations
For faith groups:
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"Statement Against Prolonged Solitary Confinement" for signing and distributing within faith communities, The National Religious Campaign Against Torture.
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"Breaking Down the Box," documentary, posters, and discussion guide, The National Religious Campaign Against Torture, 2016.
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"Ending Solitary Confinement," T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights.
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"Interfaith Principles Guiding Our Work on U.S. Prisons," The National Religious Campaign Against Torture.
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"Spirituality in Dark Places: The Ethics of Solitary Confinement," [BOOK] by Derek S. Jeffreys, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
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"40 Days of Solidarity a 2019 Lenten Devotional", PA Council of Churches.