Between the ages of 14 and 17, Mikal spent over 1,800 hours in solitary confinement in Virginia — more than 75 days. At that ...

One hundred and thirty-five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court acknowledged the devastating effects of solitary confinement.

For 16 years, I lived in a concrete cell. Twenty-three hours a day, every day, for more than 3,000 days, South Carolina kept me in solitary confinement. I was a young man before I was sent to ...

Twenty-three hours a day, every day, for more than 3,000 days, South Carolina kept me in solitary confinement. I was a young man before I was sent to solitary — angry, untreated and unwell.

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. For 16 years, I lived in a concrete cell. Twenty-three hours a day, every day, for ...