Women in Solitary Confinement: “The Isolation Degenerates Us into Madness“

by Victoria Law

A mass prisoner hunger strike rocked California’s prison system last year, drawing international attention to the extensive use of solitary confinement in the United States. Increasingly, solitary is finding its way into the mainstream media and onto ...

This article was originally published by Solitary Watch (www.solitarywatch.com) on May 15, 2014; it is reprinted with permission.

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On the Way to Solitary, Women in Massachusetts Jail Get Strip Searched and Videotaped

by Victoria Law 

“When women are moved to the Segregation Unit for mental health or disciplinary ...

by Victoria Law, Truthout

On May 8, 2013, Washington State governor Jay Inslee signed SHB1284, or the Children of Incarcerated Parents bill, into law. The law guides the courts' discretion to delay the termination of parental rights if the parent's incarceration or prior incarceration is a significant factor for the ...

by Victoria Law and Tina Reynolds

“I never thought of advocating outside of prison. I just wanted to have some semblance of a normal life once I was released,” stated Tina Reynolds, a mother and formerly incarcerated woman. But then she gave birth to her son while in prison for ...