US Military Threatens Chelsea Manning with Indefinite Solitary Confinement

The military had a problem with Manning having the Vanity Fair issue with Caitlyn Jenner on the cover, amongst other trivial chargers being levied against her.

Kevin Gosztola
By Kevin Gosztola

Presented in partnership with Shadowproof. The United States military has issued a set of “charges” or allegations against Chelsea Manning, which could potentially result in a punishment of indefinite solitary confinement at Fort Leavenworth where she is serving her sentence. According to a list the military sent to Manning, which Fight for

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Did Prison Officials Single Out Political Prisoner Barrett Brown For Solitary Confinement?

Incarcerated for collaborating with Anonymous hacktivists, Brown now reports on prison corruption from behind bars.

Kit O'Connell
By Kit O'Connell

MINNEAPOLIS --- According to reports from supporters on social media, Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials moved imprisoned journalist Barrett Brown into solitary confinement last week. In the U.S. being a radical journalist and online activist can get you serious prison time and thrown in solitary. — Free Barrett Brown

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Activists Bring Solitary Confinement To College Campus For Alvaro Luna Hernandez

The small protest on the UT Austin campus was part of a national day of action for long-term anarchist political prisoners like Hernandez.

Kit O'Connell
By Kit O'Connell

AUSTIN, Texas --- Dressed in a real prisoner’s clothing, an activist sat in silence on a busy college campus, alone inside a simulated solitary confinement cell drawn in chalk, on Thursday. Thousands of Texas prisoners spend about 23 hours a day in tiny confines with real walls holding them inside. “Will you sign a postcard for my friend

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(VIDEO) Pregnant Woman Jailed, Forced To Give Birth In Solitary, Baby Dies In Cell

“When she began to display obvious signs of labor, left [her] unattended in a solitary cell while she was obviously in labor, failed to transport [her] to the hospital for safe delivery, which ultimately caused [her] to deliver her baby alone in the solitary cell, and resulted in [her] suffering severe and likely permanent, physical and psychological injuries.”

Jackson Marciana | Counter Current News
By Jackson Marciana | Counter Current News

Could you imagine being kept in solitary confinement in an isolated jail cell? As bad as that might be, a Texas woman was forced to endure not only that, but also giving birth alone in her solitary jail cell. To make matters worse, this resulted in the death of her newborn baby. Nicole Guerrero is now suing the police. According to

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In New York’s Largest Jail, Teens Face ‘Brute Force’ And Intimidation That Horrifies Even Prosecutors

“Alarming” number of teens are placed in segregated cells that amount to solitary confinement, frequently for months at a time.

In the second-largest jail in the nation, teens are beaten more frequently than not. They are placed in solitary confinement for disciplinary infractions that would be considered typical adolescent behavior outside of jail. And inmates, medical staff, and even teachers, are intimidated out of reporting violence by corrections officers, according to

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Class Action Lawsuit Hovers Over ‘Draconian Nature’ Of Solitary Confinement

A federal judge gives status to suit filed on behalf of prisoners held in solitary confinement at Pelican Bay.

Andrea Germanos
By Andrea Germanos

A federal judge on Monday gave class action status to lawsuit brought forth by men at a notorious California prison who are challenging their prolonged solitary confinement. The inmates, who have spent over a decade in Pelican Bay State Prison's Security Housing Unit (SHU), charge that the treatment violates their Eighth Amendment rights against

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