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Father Shot by #ICEThugs in #NewYork Held in #SolitaryConfinement with Bullet Lodged in His Neck

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/14/headlines/man_shot_by_ice_in_new_york_held_in_solitary_confinement_with_bullet_still_lodged_in_his_neck

#AbolishICE

Air Force Major Who Called for Trump’s Impeachment Is in Solitary Confinement 24 Hours a Day

https://www.commondreams.org/news/jason-watson-solitary-confinement

cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/85583

Air Force Maj. Jason Watson was arrested July 1 on the steps of the US Capitol after calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. According to his lawyer, he's now being held in solitary confinement 24 hours a day in what some legal experts say could amount to illegal pretrial punishment.

The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) contains provisions barring officers from engaging in public political activities that are typically protected for civilians, including criticizing the president and other elected officials.

Prosecutors have charged Watson with violating them when he participated in a news conference calling for Trump to be removed from office over his launching of military actions against Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela without congressional authorization.

After the speech, Watson stood on the Capitol steps holding a sign that read “Impeach, Convict, Remove" and was arrested after he refused to move.

Before he was charged, Watson gave a CNN interview on August 17 in which he continued to criticize Trump, accusing him of "flagrantly violating the Constitution" and "breaking the law."

He acknowledged that he could face severe consequences as a result of his speech: "We just have to be willing to accept that we can change what is happening in our country if we are just willing to pay a price for it," he said.

One day later, he was arrested while on duty and taken into pretrial confinement. He now faces a general court-martial, the military's most severe trial, which is capable of imposing lengthy prison sentences.

On Friday, Watson's lawyer, Christopher Mutimer, told CNN that after nearly two months, Watson is "still in solitary confinement 24 hours a day," which he said amounted to "cruel and unusual" punishment.

"Even if he gets an hour to eat or to exercise, he is alone," Mutimer said. "He is literally by himself, with his thoughts, in a room where the light never turns off all day."

In an essay published Sunday by writer Monte Mader, Watson himself acknowledged spending his days in isolation, revealing that his Bible had only recently been returned to him and that he had little access to news.

Watson described the conditions of his confinement as the reality one must accept when choosing to engage in nonviolent resistance.

“Walking this path," he said, "means exposing oneself to violence while refusing to retaliate against it.”

After his July 1 protest, Watson had been restricted to Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington. Though the base reportedly has a confinement facility, following his detention, he was instead moved to a county jail in Maryland.

During Watson's September 18 preliminary hearing, Maj. Joshua Wendell, the hearing officer, said Watson could not be confined with civilians and was therefore kept in solitary confinement.

"He was placed in confinement because of the law, which puts him in solitary confinement," Wendell said, according to Stars and Stripes.

Article 13 of the UCMJ "forbids punishing a service member before trial and forbids pretrial restraint more rigorous than the circumstances require."

Mutimer has pointed out that solitary confinement is "usually reserved for individuals who are disobeying or are violent, and injuring other people," and usually only for "a day or two, or a week." Watson, he said, has "been in there for months now."

Rachel VanLandingham, a former Air Force judge advocate and professor of law at Southwestern Law School, told Common Dreams that this "seems to be a blatant case of illegal pretrial punishment given that the nature of his pretrial restraint does not seem necessary to either ensure his presence at trial or to prevent foreseeable serious criminal misconduct."

“Solitary confinement is rare, and must be justified,” she said. “What, is the administration so afraid of this major’s words that he cannot talk to anyone?”

Military defense attorney Cody Harnish, who attended Watson's preliminary hearing, has raised concerns that his detention could be unlawful and that his especially harsh treatment was political in nature.

"I represent people at court-martial in the military, who are accused of doing some very bad things," he said during an interview this weekend with Meidas Defense. "They are not in pretrial confinement."

Harnish noted other abnormal aspects of Watson’s preliminary hearing: He was denied the ability to wear his uniform and instead arrived handcuffed, unshaven, and wearing an undershirt, which pointed to the possibility that he was facing degrading treatment.

He also pointed out that Watson had submitted a request to resign his commission in exchange for avoiding a court-martial, but that the request was denied in 24 hours.

"Nothing gets processed in the military that fast," he said, suggesting that this could indicate influence from senior Pentagon officials.

During his second term, Trump has used members of the military for political purposes in ways that have challenged longstanding norms of political neutrality. This has included hosting overtly political rallies before uniformed troops, screening them for ideology, and purging senior military officers deemed disloyal.

Harnish suggested that the Trump administration was seeking to make an example out of Watson for speaking out against the president.

"When someone speaks out against this administration in the military," he said, "they're going to crush him to silence anyone else in the ranks from ever thinking about it."

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#StatusCoupNews

#USConcentrationCamp #ICEPrisoners Tossed in #SolitaryConfinement for #HungerStrike

#CampaignToShutdownFolkstonDetentionCenter

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_BVVX4tclVw

#AbolishICE #AbolishDHS #FolkstonDetentionCenter
#ShutdownFolkston

Held with men, subjected to slurs: Trans women describe abuse in ICE custody

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/immigration/ice-transgender-immigrants-mistreated

‘A return to prison is always looming’: Iran nobel laureate recounts torture in jail and hopes for the future
By Deepa Parent

The human rights activist was severely beaten by security forces and denied medical care. In an interview with the Guardian, she discusses her shifting sense of identity and being a mother in jail

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/06/iranian-nobel-laureate-narges-mohammadi-recounts-prison-beating

#Humanrights #Humanrights #Iran #Protest #Worldnews #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Globaldevelopment #Prisons #Solitaryconfinement #Torture #Activism #ArabandMiddleEastunrest #TheGuardian #DeepaParent

The CISA Alert: Security Beyond Solitary Confinement

https://jnior.com/blog/the-cisa-alert-security-beyond-solitary-confinement/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49956416

#HackerNews #CISA #Alert #Security #Cybersecurity #SolitaryConfinement #ThreatMitigation

#israel #democracy #publicenemy #statesecret #humanrights #repression #prohibitiononleavingtheterritory #Whistleblower #MordechaiVanunu #Dimona #nuclearfacility #Mossad #politicalprisoner

2/2

… in prison, 11 of them in #solitaryconfinement. Vanunu was released in 2004 but has not been allowed to leave the country or speak to a foreign person. For 40 years he has been punished for telling the world that Israel has #nuclearweapons.“

‘I sleep with all my clothes on to protect my privacy’: a glimpse into life inside a child prison in France
By Alexandre Bagdassarian

Photographer Alexandre Bagdassarian spent eight months following the daily lives of children in a prison system criticised for the long time spent in cells

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/sep/28/i-sleep-with-all-my-clothes-on-to-protect-my-privacy-a-glimpse-into-life-inside-a-child-prison-in-france

#Prisons #France #Children #Drugstrade #Europe #Society #Youthjustice #Childrights #Solitaryconfinement #Youngpeople #Photography #Globaldevelopment #TheGuardian #AlexandreBagdassarian

Imran Khan’s sons accuse Pakistani army chief of vendetta against imprisoned father
By Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad

Kasim and Sulaiman Khan tell Guardian they believe ex-PM is being ‘slowly killed’ by harsh treatment, driven by Asim Munir

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/15/imran-khan-sons-accuse-pakistan-army-chief-vendetta-asim-munir

#ImranKhan #Pakistan #SouthandcentralAsia #Worldnews #Solitaryconfinement #UKnews #TheGuardian #HannahEllisPeterseninDelhi #ShahMeerBalochinIslamabad

CW: Occasional Foul Language. Always Political.

Martin Soto (Delaney hunger strike leader) is in an emotional crisis. His wife is asking for people to write letters. Sending even a short note would make a huge difference. He’s been in solitary for 4 months, where he found out his wife miscarried. Spanish is best, English is fine.

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#Coup #Activism #FederalGovernment #USpol #Trump #NoKings #elections #50501Movement #WeAreTheResistance #WeHaveFriendsEverywhere #FDT #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #StopICE #protest #organize

#MartinSoto #DelaneyHungerStrike #HungerStrikeSupport #PrisonSolidarity #LetterCampaign #WriteALetter #SolitaryConfinement #PrisonReform #MentalHealthAwareness #SpanishSupport

#DemocracyNow

#KeithLaMarr #artist, #musician and author on Death Row

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LXA662r2KJg

#EndTheDeathPenalty #Ohio

Spraying chemicals on inmates' #food, #solitaryconfinement

https://www.europesays.com/africa/352905/ Obituary: Shanthivathie Naidoo, who chose pain over betrayal #AntiApartheidCampaigner #JohannesburgPrison #Obituary #ShanthivathieNaidoo #SolitaryConfinement #Tanzania #TrialOf22 #WinnieMandela

Appalachians Against Uranium + the Case of the Ulm 5

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2026/07/26/appalachians-against-uranium-the-ulm-5/

Appalachians Against Uranium + the Case of the Ulm 5

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2026/07/26/appalachians-against-uranium-the-ulm-5/

SC prisons shed tainted past, improve care for mentally ill

COLUMBIA — The cinderblock walls inside this prison psychiatric unit brim with bright colors, painted butterfl…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Mentalhealth #Behavioralhealth #caughtinthecycle #classactionlawsuit #correctionsdepartment #Health #inmatecare #jailconditions #mentalillness #MentalHealth #prisonreform #psychiatrictreatment #solitaryconfinement #SouthCarolina
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/785313/

SC prisons shed tainted past, improve care for mentally ill

COLUMBIA — The cinderblock walls inside this prison psychiatric unit brim with bright colors, painted butterflies and messages…
#NewsBeep #News #Mentalhealth #Behavioralhealth #CA #Canada #caughtinthecycle #Classactionlawsuit #correctionsdepartment #Health #inmatecare #jailconditions #mentalillness #MentalHealth #prisonreform #Psychiatrictreatment #solitaryconfinement #SouthCarolina
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/827033/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1112168/ SC prisons shed tainted past, improve care for mentally ill #BehavioralHealth #CaughtInTheCycle #ClassActionLawsuit #CorrectionsDepartment #Health #InmateCare #JailConditions #MentalHealth #MentalIllness #PrisonReform #PsychiatricTreatment #SolitaryConfinement #SouthCarolina #UK #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/ie/604842/ SC prisons shed tainted past, improve care for mentally ill #BehavioralHealth #CaughtInTheCycle #ClassActionLawsuit #CorrectionsDepartment #Éire #Health #IE #InmateCare #Ireland #JailConditions #MentalHealth #MentalIllness #MentalHealth #PrisonReform #PsychiatricTreatment #SolitaryConfinement #SouthCarolina

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs involved in prison fight, sent to solitary confinement: Source

Sean “Diddy” Combs was involved in a fight at a federal prison where he is currently serving a…
#NewsBeep #News #Music #CA #Canada #Entertainment #Federalprison #Sean"Diddy"Combs #solitaryconfinement
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/825224/

Paris Hilton returns to Utah ‘troubled teen’ facility to support others who allege mistreatment

SPRINGVILLE, Utah (AP) — Paris Hilton returned Monday to the Utah boarding school where she said she was…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #Paris #boardingschool #ParisHilton #ProvoCanyonSchool #solitaryconfinement #SPRINGVILLE #troubledteenindustry #utah
https://www.europesays.com/france/38171/

Paris Hilton returns to Utah ‘troubled teen’ facility to support others who allege mistreatment

SPRINGVILLE, Utah (AP) — Paris Hilton returned Monday to the Utah boarding school where she said she was…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #Paris #boardingschool #ParisHilton #ProvoCanyonSchool #solitaryconfinement #SPRINGVILLE #troubledteenindustry #utah
https://www.europesays.com/france/37812/

‘Losing my mind’: Inmates sue to stop use of #SolitaryConfinement in #Oregon prisons

https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/losing-my-mind-inmates-sue-to-stop-use-of-solitary-confinement-in-oregon-prisons/

Anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, self-harm, night terrors, panic attacks, and hallucinations are some of the symptoms inmates say they experience after being locked in solitary confinement.
Solitary confinement in Oregon prisons consists of 23 to 24 hours a day in a windowless cell smaller than a parking space. Inmates in solitary confinement are often forbidden from spending any time outside and are cut off from contact with other inmates and their loved ones outside of prison, according to the lawsuit. Some are kept in solitary for weeks or months at a time, and others are held there for years.

Evghenia Gutul Publishes Book on Political Persecution in Moldova

Evghenia Gutul, Author Evghenia Gutul COMRAT, May 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Evghenia Gutul, the legitimately elected Head…
#Moldova #MD #Europe #Europa #EU #centralauthorities #EvgheniaGutul #Gagauzia #GutulCase #internationallegalcircles #Legalproceedings #politicalpersecution #solitaryconfinement
https://www.europesays.com/3018908/

Evghenia Gutul Publishes Book on Political Persecution in Moldova https://www.byteseu.com/2055044/ #CentralAuthorities #EvgheniaGutul #Gagauzia #GutulCase #InternationalLegalCircles #LegalProceedings #Moldova #PoliticalPersecution #SolitaryConfinement

https://www.europesays.com/3018908/ Evghenia Gutul Publishes Book on Political Persecution in Moldova #CentralAuthorities #EvgheniaGutul #Gagauzia #GutulCase #InternationalLegalCircles #LegalProceedings #Moldova #PoliticalPersecution #SolitaryConfinement

Israel using solitary confinement against Palestinian children

The Israeli solitary confinement of Palestinian children has dramatically risen, from one case recorded in 2022 to 199…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Israel #childabuse #Israeliprisonservices #Palestine #solitaryconfinement #ViolenceAgainstWomen
https://www.europesays.com/iran/115053/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/115053/ Israel using solitary confinement against Palestinian children #ChildAbuse #Israel #IsraeliPrisonServices #Palestine #SolitaryConfinement #ViolenceAgainstWomen

#usa #israel #iran : #warofaggression / #detainee / #humanrights / #opposition / #protest / #repression / #torture

„In an exclusive extract of writing smuggled from prison in Iran, the Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has described the “torture” of #solitaryconfinement, and her systematic medical neglect by the prison system.“

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/10/narges-mohammadi-nobel-laureate-smuggled-memoir-details-beatings-neglect-iranian-prisons

White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect faces life in prison as feds reveal four-count indictment

A federal grand jury has indicted the man accused of trying to kill President Donald Trump and administration…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #ColeAllen #courtfilings #DonaldTrump #federalgrandjury #pretrialdetention #solitaryconfinement #theWhiteHouse #transportingfirearms #TrumpAdministration
https://www.europesays.com/2968449/

https://www.europesays.com/2968449/ White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect faces life in prison as feds reveal four-count indictment #ColeAllen #CourtFilings #DonaldTrump #FederalGrandJury #PretrialDetention #SolitaryConfinement #TheWhiteHouse #TransportingFirearms #TrumpAdministration

Almost Hell: The Slow Cruelty of Remaining

https://kandiblaze.wordpress.com/2026/05/03/almost-hell-the-slow-cruelty-of-remaining/

Again,I feel

e x t r e m e l y s t r o n g c o n t e m p t

towards the US regime:

"growing body of evidence shows that solitary confinement causes extreme suffering and mental and physical breakdowns even in individuals with no history of psychiatric disabilities,with symptoms that include anxiety,depression,psychosis,self-harm,and suicide. For people with underlying mental illness,who are more likely than others to land in solitary,the effects are even more dire and deadly."—"prison guards were withholding basic necessities,like toilet paper,from them"

"Many of these people really need mental health assistance.But instead of getting proper help, they’re being held in cages and treated like they’re not people"—"lights are bright and never turn off,which can make it difficult for prisoners to sleep at night"—"piles of moldy food,swarms of bugs,and layers of dust on the floors,beds,and toilets"—"fluids“seep into the foam where it can’t be decontaminated"—"would only dispose of a mattress when it was torn, not because it posed a health hazard"

"sleeping on a contaminated mattress creates serious health risks.The mattress begins to mold,creating ammonia and causing long-term respiratory complications,and even death when inhaled for long periods of time"—"blood all over the bed,floor,and hallway"—"would defecate in his hand,rub it all over the wall,smear it under the bed,and in between the doorjambs.Occasionally,he would urinate on the floor"—"loud and would jar other prisoners from their sleep in the middle of the night"—"forced him to work on his day off"—"more than 122,000 people were in solitary confinement"—"should have more time out of their cells,regular showers"—"Prisoners with mental health issues should be getting treatment instead of being placed in solitary for months on end"

https://solitarywatch.org/2026/04/07/they-had-to-clean-solitary-cells-what-they-saw-forced-them-to-quit/

#contempt #solitaryconfinement #inhumane #torture #humanrights #humanrightsviolation #humanrightsviolations #prison #usa #us #authoritarianism

https://www.europesays.com/africa/?p=174477 Immigrants complain of poor conditions in notorious unit at Louisiana’s ‘Angola’ prison #angola #Camp57 #CampJ #deportation #GovJeffLandry #Immigration #ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement(ICE) #incarceration #Louisiana #LouisianaStatePenetentiary #news #PrisonIndustrialComplex #SolitaryConfinement

#Adelanto #ICE facility's use of #SolitaryConfinement is among 10 highest in #US, data shows

https://laist.com/news/politics/adelanto-solitary-confinement-data

Publicly available data also shows the number of people being held at the facility near Victorville has tripled since last fiscal year.

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19-Year-Old Royer Perez-Jimenez Dies in ICE Jail Known for Abuse

https://murica.website/2026/03/19-year-old-royer-perez-jimenez-dies-in-ice-jail-known-for-abuse/

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/116234377443044480

Good thread about copaganda, racism, and the horrible prison system in the USA.

(my poor attempt at a summary - there are so many topics mentioned!)

#USPol #Racism #Copaganda #Jail #Prison #SolitaryConfinement

This Tennessee Prison Is Leaving LGBTQ People Unhoused Behind Bars

https://murica.website/2026/02/this-tennessee-prison-is-leaving-lgbtq-people-unhoused-behind-bars/

They Collaborated on an Oscar-Nominated Film – Then Got Thrown Into Solitary

https://murica.website/2026/01/they-collaborated-on-an-oscar-nominated-film-then-got-thrown-into-solitary/

That's because the conditions at ADX are some of the most restrictive in the federal system. Unlike in other prisons, where #SolitaryConfinement is often reserved as a punishment for bad behavior & there are opportunities for prisoners to spend time in groups, in ADX, the prisoners are always confined alone & are required to stay inside cells no larger than a parking spot 22 to 24 hours a day.

#Trump #law #DeathPenalty #HumanRights #TheCrueltyIsThePoint

10 of the prisoners were transferred to one of the most restrictive maximum-security prisons in the US, an infamous facility in Colorado nicknamed "the Alcatraz of the Rockies" where every prisoner is kept in #SolitaryConfinement. 2 were taken to states where prosecutors have pledged to seek the #DeathPenalty against them again, in state court.

#law #Trump #TheCrueltyIsThePoint

"The justice system is a "stain on Australia's reputation"."

"A delegation of United Nations inspectors have raised the alarm about Australia's treatment of children, First Nations people, people with disability and migrants in detention."

"The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention visited detention facilities in New South Wales, Western Australia and the ACT, but was denied access to all Northern Territory institutions in an international first... The Northern Territory barred all access to inspectors in a worldwide first."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-13/united-nations-warn-australia-prison-detention-human-rights/106136950

Loïc J. D. Wacquant, oeuvre >>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo%C3%AFc_Wacquant
#UnitedNations #Australia #incarceration #HumanRights #laws #FirstNationsPeople #NT #children #SolitaryConfinement #inequality #deregulation #StateStrategy #PunitiveGovernance

ACLU Suit Targets “Dire” Conditions at CoreCivic-Run ICE Jail in California

People held at the Core Civic-run Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) jail in Kern County, California are denied medical care, access to their attorneys, and, for disabled detainees, the most basic accommodations, according to a class-action lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and others this week in the the U.S. District Court for Northern California.

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Venezuelans That US Sent to El Salvador Mega-Prison Faced Torture, Sexual Abuse

https://murica.website/2025/11/venezuelans-that-us-sent-to-el-salvador-mega-prison-faced-torture-sexual-abuse/

In Prison My Diagnosis Gave Me Access to Meds — Others Were Denied Care Entirely

https://murica.website/2025/11/in-prison-my-diagnosis-gave-me-access-to-meds-others-were-denied-care-entirely/

Writer Who Survived ADX Supermax Prison Describes How It “Entombs” People

https://murica.website/2025/10/writer-who-survived-adx-supermax-prison-describes-how-it-entombs-people/

"Looking back, it is difficult for David to recall exactly how he spent most of his time in that cell. How does one describe a period characterized by absence?" —Rebecca Cadenhead for MLK 50 https://mlk50.com/2025/10/01/no-school-no-fresh-air-and-isolated?src=longreads #solitaryconfinement #isolation #juvenilejustice

People in NY Prison’s Mental Health Unit Kept in Solitary Confinement, Suit Says

https://murica.website/2025/09/people-in-ny-prisons-mental-health-unit-kept-in-solitary-confinement-suit-says/