Stop Solitary - Public Education
Resolution on Prison Conditions and Prisoner Isolation
By the Rabbinical Assembly, May 2012
Solitary Confinement ... Is it Torture?
A Powerpoint Presentation by George Swanson
Survivor's Manual: Survival in Solitary
A manual written by and for people living in control units
The American Friends Service Committee
Key Facts: Youth in the Justice System
By the Campaign for Youth Justice
June 2010
Detention Facility Self-Assessment: A Practice Guide to Juvenile Detention Reform
By the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative
2006
Performance-Based Standars: Safety and Accountability for Juvenile Corrections and Detention Facilities
By the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators
2011
Goals, Standards, Outcome Measures, Expected Practices and Processes
Performance-Based Standards
By the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators
April 2011
Sample Fiscal Analysis: Solitary Confinement Reform Legislation
Some suggested areas to explore in addressing fiscal concerns of your legislature regarding proposed reforms in the use of administrative segregation/solitary confinement. It is not an exhaustive treatment but should provide some useful strategies and ideas when countering many states' claims that reforms are "too expensive."
Prepared by the ACLU National Prison Project
ADX Facts and Pictures
Facts and Pictures from the Federal Supermax - ADX, in Florence, CO
Dated June 25, 2007
Includes dozens of pictures from inside the facility, facts about the population, and a floor plan of a typical cell
Chart: Comparison of Solitary Confinement
THE USE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT A COMPARISON BETWEEN ADX PRACTICES, BOP POLICIES, AND NATIONAL STANDARDS