Solitary confinement

Feb 19, 2021

‘Solitary Voices’ detainee wins big, but remains in immigration limbo

Now a World Poker Tour champion, Ilyas Muradi still faces the threat of deportation after spending more than two years in immigration detention, including months in an isolation cell.

Aug 24, 2020

‘They were punishing me for getting sick’

US immigration detainees say they're scared to report coronavirus symptoms, for fear of solitary confinement.

Nov 14, 2019

Legislation Would Force ICE to Sharply Curtail Solitary Confinement

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin has slammed the “rampant and unnecessary overuse of solitary confinement” at U.S. immigration detention centers.

Sep 25, 2019

ICE ‘Knew For Years’ About Solitary Confinement Issues, Memo Reveals

U.S. immigration authorities were warned as early as May 2018  that it was placing detainees with serious mental health difficulties in solitary confinement for “shockingly” long periods.

Sep 23, 2019

I wanted immigration detention complex blueprints, but all I got was a hefty legal letter.

I wanted to shed light on the future use of solitary confinement, but instead, I got a hefty envelope from a private law firm.

Aug 27, 2019

Lawsuit Alleges ‘Brutal Conditions’ in US Immigration Detention Centers

U.S. authorities have subjected immigrants to “horrific, inhumane, punitive, and unlawful conditions,” including extended and unwarranted isolation in solitary confinement cells.

Aug 14, 2019

Use of Solitary Confinement ‘On The Rise’ in US Immigration Facilities

In the first 15 months of the Trump administration, U.S. immigration authorities locked thousands of detainees in solitary confinement cells, some for months at a time.

Jun 21, 2019

Elizabeth Warren Demands Answers Over Misuse of Solitary Confinement

Jun 06, 2019

Snap Inspections Reveal ‘Egregious Violations’ in ICE Solitary Confinement

A scathing new report from a government watchdog has criticized US immigration authorities use of solitary confinement.

May 24, 2019

Senior US Lawmaker Calls for Investigation into Solitary Confinement

Following Solitary Voices, US Senator Richard Blumenthal has called the immigration agency's use of solitary confinement “inhumane” and “un-American."

May 21, 2019

Solitary Confinement in US Immigration Facilities, Explained

Why do immigrants get put in isolation? Here's a short guide to what we learned about solitary confinement and its use by U.S. immigration officials.

May 21, 2019

WATCH: 'I feel I can't be free'

Karandeep Singh, a 29-year-old Sikh from northern India, talks about life after solitary confinement.