Posts tagged solitary confinement
The impact of solitary confinement on people with mental illness

Solitary confinement has a few monikers that work to minimize what it really is, protective custody, isolation, etc. But what it consists of is twenty four hours of confinement in a room approximately the size of a bathroom, with no access to books, letters, phone contact, often lit for the entire time, where there is no interaction with any human beings.

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Solitary Confinement = Legalized Torture

New York Amsterdam News reports on disproportionate use of solitary confinement as punishment for People of Color

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