Christopher Blackwell
Author
History
A Brief History of Solitary Confinement in America
The use of the punitive tactic exploded a century after US officials had deemed it too torturous.
Christopher Blackwell and Deborah Zalesne October 1, 2025
Memoir
In the Hole
Five incarcerated men on the minute-by-minute experience of solitary confinement.
Christopher Blackwell, Aaron Edward Olson, Antoine Davis, Raymond Williams, and Jonathan Kirkpatrick April 20, 2023
Letter from the Editors
2021 at Jewish Currents
The Editors December 27, 2021
