Documentary Focuses On 'Voicelessness And Helplessness' Of Solitary Confinement
Corrected on February 9, 2017
In this story we say the Red Onion prison is in West County, Va. In fact, the prison is in Wise County, Va.
NPR corrects significant errors in broadcast and online reports. Corrections of errors will be made in audio archives, written transcripts and on the website. To report an error, please use our corrections form.
In this story we say the Red Onion prison is in West County, Va. In fact, the prison is in Wise County, Va.
A previous version of this post incorrectly said Geert Wilders was running for president. He leads one of the main parties running in next month's parliamentary elections in the Netherlands.
In the audio, as in a previous Web version, we misstate Toronto lawyer Mitchell Wine's first name as Michael.
A previous version of this story incorrectly spelled Neiman Marcus as Nieman Marcus.
In a previous headline, the Washington state attorney general was referred to as a Washington state attorney.
A previous version of this story misspelled Tamron Hall's first name as Tamryn.
A previous version of this story and its corresponding photo misidentified Jackie Kulback as Jackie Culbeck.
An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to Black Cow as the world's first and only milk vodka. At least one other milk vodka, made by Vermont Spirits, is also on the market.
In this story, we say Viktor Orban is in Germany. Orban is actually prime minister of Hungary.
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the Broad Foundation had taken a position against Betsy DeVos. Because of its tax-exempt status, the foundation cannot engage in political activity.
An earlier version of this post misspelled Harriet Beecher Stowe's middle name as "Beacher."
A previous version of this story misspelled a reference to Rex Tillerson's last name as Tilleron.
Scott Pruitt is Oklahoma's attorney general. A previous version of this story called him the former attorney general.
Darrell Scott, whom we quote in this story, walked back his assertion about "gang thugs" a day later. We have added his subsequent comments.
An earlier version of this story referred to the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. Its correct name is the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
In this story, we incorrectly say Drost Kokoye is with the American Center for Outreach. In fact, she works with the American Muslim Advisory Council.
A previous Web introduction to this story misspelled Audie Cornish's first name as Audio. Additionally, a previous version of the transcript misspelled Cory Turner's first name as Corey.
A previous photo in this tracker that was identified as New Mexico Sen. Tom Udall was actually a photo of his cousin Mark Udall, a senator from Colorado.
An earlier version of this story misidentified the committee voting on Scott Pruitt's nomination to lead the EPA as the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. It's the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to someone as Justice Byron York when Justice Byron White was meant.
In the audio of this story, Justin Chang incorrectly identifies Icarus director Bryan Fogel as Bryan Fogelman.
A previous Web version of this story incorrectly said that Philano Castile was unarmed. In fact, Castile did have a gun but had not drawn the weapon.
A previous headline and story misspelled Bharati Mukherjee's name as Bharti.
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Washington state's lawsuit names President Trump and other U.S. officials as plaintiffs. They are defendants.
Following the broadcast of this report, Carson's office sent NPR the following statement about his comment regarding racial supremacist groups:
"This assertion was not based on a single statistic or on relative terror threat, but rather an assessment of the current environment. The congressman believes that when looking at relative membership numbers, hateful rhetoric, racially based hate crimes, and fatalities by right-wing organizations, it paints a picture of a larger threat to the safety of Americans and society as a whole. New America has an assessment of deaths from far right wing vs. violent jihadist terrorism. The FBI reported that in 2014, 47% of hate crimes were racially motivated. And the white supremacist group Stormfront has claimed additional interest in their content on the back of Donald Trump's recent comments. Additionally, it is important to remember that many attacks are inspired by an ideology rather than directed by an organization. Just as [the Islamic State] bears responsibility for lone wolf attacks in the United States, so do racial supremacist groups who inspire hate crimes. Taken together, he believes it is reasonable to say that the racial supremacist groups pose a more significant threat."
In a previous version of this story, we said Judge Pryor sits on a federal appeals court based in New Orleans. In fact, Judge Pryor's court is based in Atlanta.
In this story, we say Judge Pryor sits on a federal appeals court based in New Orleans. In fact, Judge Pryor's court is based in Atlanta.
This has been updated to reflect that all of the countries addressed in the executive order are Muslim-majority.
A previous version of this story misspelled President Ronald Reagan's last name as Regan.
The scene depicted in the photograph is from the movie The Salesman. A previous caption incorrectly referred to a different Asghar Farhadi movie, A Separation.
A previous version of this story incorrectly said that Sally Yates' letter was delivered on Tuesday. It was actually Monday.
Work on the project was done at the University of California, San Diego and not the University of California, Davis as was previously stated in this story. Additionally, Joseph Wang is the chair of nanoengineering at UCSD, not UC Davis.
A previous version of this story incorrectly gave the name of the pollster Ipsos as Ipos.
A previous photo credit misspelled Saul Loeb's first name as Saol.
A previous caption misspelled Grigor Dimitrov's last name as Dimitro.
A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the Department of Veterans Affairs as the Veterans Administration, its former name as a non-Cabinet-level agency.
An earlier Web version of this story spelled Oshea Israel's last name as Isreal.
A previous version of this article stated that Obama had prevented Chelsea Manning from serving 18 more years in prison. It's 28 more years.
In an earlier audio introduction to this story, we said Mary Tyler Moore was 70 years old. In fact, she was 80.
A chart showing military spending by NATO countries has been removed from this page because of inaccuracies in the figures given for many of those nations. Data on the defense spending of NATO countries are available here.
A chart showing military spending by NATO countries has been removed from this page because of inaccuracies in the figures given for many of those nations. Data on the defense spending of NATO countries are available here.
A previous version of this story said Kellyanne Conway was interviewed on Face the Nation by Chuck Todd. The show was actually Meet the Press.
A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the World Resources Institute as the World Resource Institute.
A previous headline incorrectly placed the Rahimovs in Kansas. They're actually in Kansas City, Mo.
Previous charts published with this story did not reflect Wednesday's closing numbers.
A previous photo and caption, using information provided by Getty Images, incorrectly identified the model depicted as Hanne Gaby Odiele. The photo was actually of model Marjan Jonkman.
A previous headline misspelled Gene Cernan's last name as Sernan.
A previous Web version of this story incorrectly said that Hillary Clinton lost Pennsylvania, Michigan and Ohio by fewer than 78,000 votes combined. That should have been Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.
A previous version of this story incorrectly said the GOES-16 is named, in part, after its imaging device, which measures 16 spectral bands. In fact, it is the 16th in a series of NOAA satellites.
In the audio, the following quote should have been attributed to Border Patrol spokesman Joshua Devack, not agent James Nielsen: "At the time that this fence was built, it was too expensive to continue. And there's also this natural barrier here that a lot of crossers choose not to climb this mountain. They prefer to have easier access to roads and civilization."
An earlier version of this post mistakenly stated that Martin Scorcese's Silence received no nominations. In fact, it was nominated for best cinematography.
A previous version of this post erroneously included a photograph of New York City's Columbus Circle that was taken during a snowstorm that hit the Northeast a year ago today.
A previous version of this story implied that the bust of Martin Luther King Jr. had been removed from the Oval Office. It turns out that the bust is still there and had just been obscured from the sight of the pool reporter by a door and an agent.
During Eugene Mirman's quiz, the city of Johannesburg was incorrectly identified as one of South Africa's three capitals, alongside Pretoria and Cape Town. The judicial capital of South Africa is Bloemfontein.
A previous version of this story misspelled some references to Peter Westmacott's last name as Westamacott.
A headline on an earlier version of this story misspelled Ivan Rodriguez's last name as Rodriquez.
An earlier version of this story suggested that the revised Common Rule will allow multi-institution studies on humans to be governed by a single, central oversight committee. In fact, the revised rule requires such studies to rely on a central oversight committee, with certain exceptions. Also, to clarify, the Common Rule applies to federally funded research on human subjects, not just federally funded medical research.
In the audio of this story, as in a previous Web version, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals was incorrectly referred to as an executive order. It is an executive action.
In the audio of this story, as in a previous Web version, we incorrectly describe the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as resulting from an executive order. It was actually created through executive action.
A previous version of this story incorrectly identified Sen. Bernie Sanders as a Democrat from Vermont. Sanders is an independent who caucuses with Democrats.
A previous version of this story said Gen. James Cartwright leaked information. He pleaded guilty to misleading investigators who were working on a leaks case.
In this story, we say Donald Trump received 85 percent of the vote in North Carolina's Yadkin County. That was a preliminary estimate. In fact, Trump received 78.8 percent of the vote in Yadkin County, which was a tie with Graham County for the highest vote percentage in the state.
A previous version of this story misspelled Dan Lear's first name as Dean.
An earlier version of this story said that blockchain had been hacked in the past. Apps and software built on top of blockchain have been compromised, but blockchain itself has not.
A previous version of this story incorrectly attributed a pull quote to political scientist Eduardo Gamarra. The quote belongs to sociologist Guillermo Grenier.
A previous version of this story incorrectly identified the senior historian of the National Portrait Gallery. He is David Ward, not Michael Ward.
A previous version of this story misspelled Walter Shaub Jr.'s last name as Schaub.
A previous Web version of this story referred incorrectly to an immigrants' rights group as Mark the Road New Jersey. The name of the group is Make the Road New Jersey.
An earlier version of this story said there had been only three medals given previously "with distinction." In fact, there have been more with that designation. The three mentioned referred only to the most recent honorees.
A previous version of the transcript included a typographical error. Iran did not make a down payment for weapons of about $400 billion. The down payment was about $400 million. The figure is correct in the audio.
A previous version of this review misnamed the author of Every Man Dies Alone. It was Hans Fallada, not Hans Ballad.
A previous caption on this story incorrectly spelled drummer Allan Mednard's first name as Allen.
In this story, we say that the water content in California's snowpack is now 158 percent above normal. In fact, it is 158 percent of normal.
A previous version of this story said the orbital period of the two stars jointly known as KIC 9832227 were observed to have slowed down. In fact, the orbital period is getting shorter, not slowing.
A previous version of this story misspelled a reference to Larry Levitt's last name as Leavitt.
An earlier version of this story had an outdated job description for Sonja Santelises. She is now the CEO of the Baltimore City Public Schools and no longer at The Education Trust.
A previous Web version of this story labeled the American College of Pediatricians an "anti-LGBT group." That is not an accurate description because the group holds opinions on a wide variety of issues.
A previous version of this story incorrectly said that President Obama did not refer to President-elect Donald Trump by name. In fact, Obama mentioned Trump by name once.
In a previous version of this annotation, we referred to late 2008 as the high point of oil-barrel imports during President Obama's two terms. Obama did not take office until January 2009.
A previous caption incorrectly said the deer was stuck on the ice on Tuesday. It was actually Monday.
A previous version of this story, including the headline, incorrectly said that the communications director for Ghana's president had been fired from his job.
In a previous version of this story, the Drug Enforcement Administration was said to be part of the Department of Homeland Security. In fact, DEA is part of the Justice Department.
A previous version of this story incorrectly called Tom Perez a native of Maryland. He's actually a native of Buffalo, N.Y., and resides in Maryland.
A previous version of this story referred to Iraq having presidential elections in May. It should have said Iran.
In this story, there are references to Coptic Christians attending Mass. The references should have been to the divine liturgy or to worship.
A previous version of this story incorrectly said that for the first time in a decade, there will be a Republican in the White House. It should have said that for the first time in a decade the GOP will control both chambers and the White House.
A previous version of this piece misspelled Mark Guiliana's last name as Giuliana.
A previous version of this post misspelled the name of the German island Langeoog as Langegoog.
The audio version of this story, as did a previous Web version, incorrectly states that Indonesian politician Setya Novanto was a business partner of President-elect Donald Trump. In fact it was Trump's Indonesian business partner who arranged for Novanto and Trump to meet.
A previous version of this story located Fordham University Church in Manhattan. It is in the Bronx.
The audio version of this story refers to an ad campaign by Families USA. In fact, the campaign is being conducted by a broad coalition of 21 doctor, nurse and patient advocacy groups, including Families USA.
A previous Web version of this story incorrectly said that Laquan McDonald was unarmed. In fact, he was carrying a knife.
Previously posted Dec. 28, 2016: A previous Web version of this story incorrectly said that in September Chicago had surpassed last year's total of about 740 killings. The correct number is 470.
A previous caption incorrectly named the organization Child Rights and You as Children's Rights and You. It also incorrectly described CRY as an Indian organization. While CRY does conduct child development projects in India, it also does the same in the U.S. and is based in Braintree, Mass.
A previous Web version of this story misspelled docent Phoebe Kline's last name as Klein.
In the audio of this story, there is a reference to the basic tenants of the Shaker sect. It should have been basic tenets.
The text and a photo caption on a previous version of this post referenced a study on gun violence in Chicago that was published by JAMA Internal Medicine, not the Journal of the American Medical Association.
A previous version of this story incorrectly said Zephyr Teachout is with Columbia Law School. She is with Fordham University School of Law.
A previous version of this story misspelled the name of the song "Strange Fruit" as "Stange Fruit."
An earlier Web version of this story incorrectly spelled Lillian Redl's name as Redel.
A previous version of this story referred to California's Proposition 64 as legalizing recreational use of marijuana beginning in 2018. In fact, recreational use became legal when voters approved the measure in November; the state has until Jan. 1, 2018, to begin issuing licenses to sell marijuana.
A previous version of this story referred to tiny sea creatures called cephalopods. The creatures are actually called copepods.
This story has been edited to clarify one point: The Jane Does did not want The Kernel to have the full investigation.
A previous version of this post misspelled McCormick Place as McCormack. It also incorrectly stated that President Dwight Eisenhower coined the term "military-industrial complex."
An earlier version of this Web story said three coal companies in Wyoming's Powder River Basin declared bankruptcy in 2016. In fact, two had declared bankruptcy in 2016, and one had done so in 2015.