Harms Committed5d ago

"[P]aid as little as $1 per day."

"GEO was profiting off my labor while I got nothing."

"The bosses walking around, the constant pressure, no breaks—it can feel like forced labor."
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Title: "Time Is So Precious"
Authors: Sameer Ashar & Pedro Figueroa-Padilla
Publication: Inquest
April 16, 2026
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#USA #Labour #Incarceration #Protest #Solitary
https://inquest.org/time-is-so-precious/

“Time Is So Precious” - Pedro Figueroa interviewed by Sameer Ashar - Inquest

Organizer Pedro Figueroa recounts working while being held in immigration detention, where he earned as little as $1 a day and helped to organize historic labor actions against for-profit prison company GEO Group.

Inquest
Harms Committed5d ago

"[G]uards at [..] 'Alligator Alcatraz' allegedly brutally beat several detained men who demanded access to phones."

"Six days after the reported attack, Raiko Lopez Morffi's right eye was still swollen and black."
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Author: Renée Feltz
Publication: Truthout
April 15, 2026
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#Florida #USA #Incarceration #Courts #Deportation #EthnicCleansing #Solitary #Torture
https://truthout.org/articles/alligator-alcatraz-guards-allegedly-beat-prisoners-for-requesting-phone-access/

“Alligator Alcatraz” Guards Allegedly Beat Prisoners for Requesting Phone Access

The ACLU told a judge that guards were obstructing her March order to provide phone access in the jail.

Truthout
ΔρομογράφοςJun 12

#Oregon faces class-action lawsuit to end #solitary confinement in #prisons

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/11/oregon-class-action-lawsuit-solitary-confinement/

In recent years, the state Department of Corrections’ use of disciplinary segregation has trended upward, according to data. Several prisoners say the agency is violating Oregon’s Constitution.

Oregon faces class-action lawsuit to end solitary confinement in prisons

In recent years, the state Department of Corrections’ use of disciplinary segregation has trended upward, according to data. Several prisoners say the agency is violating Oregon’s Constitution.

OPB
Justice for Willie SimmonsJun 10

Investigation Finds 47 Suicides In Solitary in Mississippi

> An investigation of Mississippi’s prisons found that at least 47 people died by suicide while in solitary confinement between 2015 and 2025.

https://solitarywatch.org/2026/06/10/investigation-finds-47-suicides-in-solitary-in-mississippiand-other-news-on-solitary-confinement-this-week/

#abolition #solitary #Mississippi #Suicides #solitarywatch

Investigation Finds 47 Suicides In Solitary in Mississippi…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week - Solitary Watch

News and commentary on solitary confinement for the week ending 6/10/26.

Solitary Watch
Harms CommittedJun 5

"[B]rutally demoralizing."

"[E]scorted to the solitary confinement unit where they work as custodians."

"[P]rison administration tried to force work crews to clean blood and bodily fluids without compensation."
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Title: They Had to Clean Solitary Cells. What They Saw Forced Them to Quit.
Author: Antoine E. Davis
Publication: Solitary Watch
April 7, 2026
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#Washington #USA #Labour #Incarceration #Solitary #Suicide #Torture #SexualViolence
https://solitarywatch.org/2026/04/07/they-had-to-clean-solitary-cells-what-they-saw-forced-them-to-quit/

They Had to Clean Solitary Cells. What They Saw Forced Them to Quit. - Solitary Watch

Incarcerated journalist Antoine Davis reports on the psychological and physical effects of being forced to work on the hazmat team in solitary.

Solitary Watch
Richard Michael BlaberMay 28
https://theconversation.com/heatwaves-are-destroying-the-sex-lives-of-bees-new-research-283108; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306456526001245?via%3Dihub#bib36 (open access). "In #males from the #heatwave group, #sperm #activity had dropped by half compared with the #control group, & sperm #counts by one third. In #females, there was a 15% reduction in both the #size & the #number of #developing #eggs." "Red mason #bees [Osmia bicornis] are common #solitary bees found in #UK #gardens, & are important #pollinators of #apples & other #fruits."
Heatwaves are destroying the sex lives of bees – new research

Sperm activity in bees dropped after being exposed to heatwave conditions.

The Conversation
Harms CommittedMay 23

"40,483 complaints logged to the city's 311 hotline about the troubled jail system in 2025."

"[E]veryone knows those complaints don't go anywhere."

"They never followed up."
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Title: More Than 40k 311 Calls From Rikers Go Into a Black Hole Every Year
Authors: Reuven Blau & Kennedy Sessions
Publication: The City
March 31, 2026
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#NewYork #USA #Incarceration #Solitary #Suicide
https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/31/rikers-311-calls-complaints-jail/

More Than 40k 311 Calls From Rikers Go Into a Black Hole Every Year

Detainees and families dial 311 to report freezing cells, hallucinations and denied medical care. Many complaints are routed as "customer comments" and vanish without action.

THE CITY - NYC News
Justice for Willie SimmonsApr 22

Black Transgender Women Face Isolation and Abuse in North Carolina Prisons…and Other News

https://solitarywatch.org/2026/04/22/black-transgender-women-face-isolation-and-abuse-in-north-carolina-prisonsand-other-news-on-solitary-confinement-this-week

#North #Carolina #solitarywatch @solitarywatch #Transgender #ice #solitary #confinement

Black Transgender Women Face Isolation and Abuse in North Carolina Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week - Solitary Watch

News and commentary on solitary confinement for the week ending 4/22/26.

Solitary Watch
SeppoApr 22
How to design & install a good #beehotel? @[email protected] gives some data based tips: #pollinators #wildbees #solitary #wasps

Improving Bee Hotel Design: Th...
Improving Bee Hotel Design: The Big Bee Hotel Experiment

YouTube
Justice for Willie SimmonsApr 20

After Exposing Prison Horrors for an Oscar-Nominated Film, Incarcerated Whistleblowers Are Moved to Solitary

The Incarcerated Men Who Produced Footage for “The Alabama Solution” Were Abruptly Transferred to Solitary Confinement

https://solitarywatch.org/2026/01/26/they-collaborated-on-an-oscar-nominated-filmthen-got-thrown-into-solitary/

#oscar #Whistleblowers #alabama #Solitary #solitarywatch @solitarywatch #documentry

After Exposing Prison Horrors for an Oscar-Nominated Film, Incarcerated Whistleblowers Are Moved to Solitary - Solitary Watch

Subjects of The Alabama Solution have led protests for years, using cell phones to expose brutality and forced labor.

Solitary Watch