Learn how survivors of solitary confinement are leveraging their first-hand experience of the torture of isolated confinement to support local, state and national policy reform and public education. >> READ MORE

The National Network of Solitary Survivors meets monthly on the last Thursday of the month by zoom. Join the Network to receive invitations to the meetings - learn more and sign-up to join the Network.

The End Solitary Confinement Act, re-introduced in the U.S. House and Senate in the summer of 2025, would end solitary confinement in federal prisons, immigration detention centers, and other federal and federally contracted facilities. You can help build support for the bill by writing to your Members of Congress to ask them to cosponsor the End Solitary Confinement Act.

In recognition of Torture Awareness Month in June, the Voices Beyond the Walls writing contest uplifts the lived experiences, resilience, and advocacy of individuals who have endured solitary confinement. Sponsored by NRCAT, in partnership with Solitary Watch, this contest aims to center survivor voices, raise public awareness, and contribute to the movement to end torture in all forms of incarceration. 

This contest is open to all formerly incarcerated people who have experienced solitary confinement. The contest runs from May 1st - May 31st. Winners' pieces will be published on the Solitary Watch website in June.

>> Learn more about the contest and submit your entry.

Through short 3-4 minute interviews with survivors of solitary confinement, NRCAT produced the Humans Out of Solitary series to bring their stories of redemption, hope, and resilience to life. Watch the 3-minute interview with Joseph De La Luz used in John Oliver's segment on solitary confinement on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

NRCAT works to resource, educate and mobilize congregations to end torture in U.S. policy, practice, and culture.  Our documentary, Torture in Our Name, was produced with faith audiences in mind. This film tells the story of how people put their faith into action resulting in successful campaigns to confront the use of solitary confinement in Louisiana, New York, and New Jersey.