Solitary Confinement Reporting Grant 2026

The Solitary Confinement Reporting Grant 2026 is a grant opportunity offered by Solitary Watch to journalists and nonprofit newsrooms for reporting on solitary confinement in U.S. prisons, jails, immigration detention centers, and juvenile facilities. Grants are intended to fund in-depth investigative reporting across media with stipends and reporting expenses. Eligible projects include data-driven investigations, narrative storytelling, and multimedia reporting on the harms and public policy implications of solitary confinement.

Monetary grant for reporting and associated expenses; potential visibility for published work.

Open to journalists and nonprofit newsrooms working in all media.

Submit a reporting proposal as part of the grant application to Solitary Watch; follow quarterly deadlines.