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Bookmark or Share- The research is clear: Solitary confinement causes long-lasting harmThe research is clear: Solitary confinement causes long-lasting harm. At the International Symposium on Solitary Confinement, researchers and formerly incarcerated people made it clear that isolation causes severe and permanent damage. by Tiana Herring , December 8, 2020.
- The Problem With Solitary Confinement In The U.S. : 1A : NPRThe Federal Bureau of Prisons says solitary confinement, also known as Special Housing Units, is for the "safety, security, and orderly operation of correctional facilities." We talk with...
- Solitary confinement | Definition, Statistics, Cell, & Factssolitary confinement, form of incarceration in which a prisoner is isolated from other inmates. Critics of this controversial practice characterize it as inhumane. Solitary confinement, also called punitive segregation, is often used strictly as a punishment.
- Solitary Confinement in the United States: The FactsThe most recent and comprehensive count, presented in a May 2023 report published by Solitary Watch and the Unlock the Box campaign, found that more than 122,000 incarcerated men, women, and children were held daily in some form of isolated confinement in United States prisons and jails in 2019.
- Solitary confinement - WikipediaIn July 2023, United States Representative Cori Bush (D-Mo.) introduced the End Solitary Confinement Act, which would prohibit solitary confinement except for up to a four-hour maximum in all federal prisons, jails, and immigration detention centers if passed. The bill would also incentivize similar legislation to be enacted at the state and ...
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