Survivors of Solitary Confinement

Five Unforgettable Stories From Inside Solitary Confinement” by Jean Casella and James Ridegway, Solitary Watch, September 2018. This is the top posts from "Voices from Solitary," the Series That Reveals the Lived Experience of Prison Isolation.

"Survivors Manual: Surviving in Solitary. A manual written by and for people living in control units" compiled and edited by Bonnie Kerness, Prison Watch Program and American Friends Service Committee, November 2008. This manual features letters and poetry from prisoners describing life in control units.  They describe how to survive while in solitary community and once released to the community outside.

Stories of Life in Solitary Confinement” by Filmmaker Cali Bondad and reporter Gabrielle Canon, National Geographic, February 2017. Here stories from Pelican Bay State Prison’s Security Housing Unit where prisoners where kept in solitary confinement.

 
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