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    • What are the effects of Solitary Confinement
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University Legal Services – Report on Safe Cells – March 2020

Breaking Through the Chains of Isolation: The Urgent Case for the ERASE and Ending Solitary Confinement in the DC Jail – Report of the ACLU of DC, DC Justice Lab, and Unlock the Box – February 2024

End Torture in DC – Fact Sheet – Unlock-the-Box DC – November 2024

Council for Court Excellence – More Data is Needed on Solitary Confinement in DC – March 2024

Solitary Confinement Makes us Less Safe – Fact Sheet – Unlock-the-Box DC – March 2023

Eradicating the Use of Safe Cells – Report from American University, The Public Purpose Journal – Spring 2020

DC Justice Lab - Solitary Confinement - DC Justice Library - November 2024

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WHAT IS THE UNLOCK THE BOX DC COALITION?

The Unlock the Box DC Coalition is a group of transformative justice advocates working to end the use of solitary confinement in all its forms in the District of Columbia. The DC Coalition is part of the Unlock the Box national campaign to end solitary confinement in the United States. The national campaign includes partners from 19 states and DC working to transform incarceration and end the use of solitary confinement nationwide.

Unlock the Box DC has helped craft the Eliminating Restrictive and Segregated Enclosures (“ERASE”) Solitary Confinement Act of 2025, legislation that would end solitary confinement at the DC Jail.

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