New York: HALT Solitary
Campaign efforts led by the New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement (CAIC) or #HALTsolitary Campaign resulted in the passage of the HALT Solitary Confinement Act in 2021.
Nevada: Return Strong
Return Strong’s campaign to end solitary confinement is a powerful movement advocating for the humane treatment of incarcerated individuals, particularly those subjected to isolation in Nevada’s prisons.
Michigan: Open MI Door
The goal of the Open MI Door campaign is to end solitary confinement in all Michigan prisons, jails and juvenile detention facilities, bringing the state into full compliance with the UN’s Mandela Rules.
Louisiana: Stop Solitary Coalition
Campaign efforts led by the Louisiana Stop Solitary Coalition are focused on policy changes within the Louisiana Department of Corrections (DOC), local jails, and juvenile facilities to implement policies that reduce the use of solitary confinement for everyone.
Illinois: End Solitary Now
Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, in partnership with Restore Justice and Uptown People’s Law Center, is participating in statewide advocacy to eliminate solitary confinement in Illinois.
Washington D.C.: DC Justice Lab
Campaign efforts led by DC Justice Lab will advance legislation that significantly reduces reliance on solitary confinement and use of Black Box restraints in local detention facilities, and educate policymakers, organizers, and the public about how reducing solitary confinement makes us safer and healthier.
Pennsylvania: Solidarity Not Solitary
We fight for legislation at the state and county level that will greatly minimize who can go into solitary and how isolated people are within those units.
Wisconsin: Wisdom
WISDOM leads the state campaign against solitary confinement in Wisconsin. Through its statewide Transformational Justice Campaign, WISDOM works to advance racial justice, decarcerate Wisconsin, and re-invest funding in the communities most impacted by mass incarceration.
Washington: Survivors Opposing Solitary (SOS) Coalition
Campaign efforts led by Survivors Opposing Solitary (SOS) Coalition are focused on ending the use of long-term solitary in the state prisons, with an end goal of total abolition in all settings.
California: CA Mandela Campaign
The California Mandela Campaign encompasses a coalition of advocates fighting to end solitary confinement in California. Partners affiliated with organizations like Silicon Valley De-Bug, Immigration Defense Advocates (IDA), and Disability Rights California (DRC) facilitate inside-outside organizing, working directly with people who are currently incarcerated or are otherwise impacted by the carceral system.