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OVERVIEW STOPMAX Campaign Mission To promote and
support a national movement to end the use of
solitary confinement and related forms of
torture in US prisons. Campaign work is
realized through grassroots organizing,
research, public education, resource sharing,
human rights training and policy
advocacy. More>
LEARN MORE About Supermax Prisons and Solitary Confinement
Solitary confinement of prisoners exists under a range of names; isolation, control units, supermax prisons, the hole, the SHU, administrative segregation, maximum security or permanent lock down.More> Prisoner Testimonies Restraint Chairs In the restraint chairs your hands and feet are each shackled then 2 seat belts are put in an X across your chest. Read More>
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GET INVOLVED The
National STOPMAX Campaign
Conference Listen to Andalusia Knoll's STOPMAX Conference report on Free Speech Radio News Read Jessica Pupovac's article on STOPMAX posted on Alternet.org on August 11, 2008 We thank everyone who made the journey to be with us for this amazing event. The energy and sense of community we created with people from all across the country will surely keep us moving forward in this campaign work. JOIN US Healing Justice Newsletter Check out our bi-monthly
Healing
Justice Newsletters. 10 Reasons to Abolish Solitary Confinement 1. Research suggests that long-term
isolation is linked to increased
recidivism.
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News and Events
AFSC CA releases new report, Buried Alive, Long-Term Isolation in
California’s Youth and
Adult Prisons (PDF)
Prisoners in U.S. Suffer Discrimination Based on Race, Gender & Sexual Orientation: Download release
Download report (Word Docs.)