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Prison Isolation is Torture, Ineffective, and Illogical

August 21, 2017 Andrew Clark Criminal justice, Imprisonment, Solitary confinement

Solitary confinement is, at its core, simply what its name suggests; being confined to solitude. Sometimes called disciplinary segregation, administrative segregation, or simply “the hole”, solitary confinement involves cutting a prisoner off from almost all human contact for 22-24 hours a day by placing them in a compact and barren

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Solitary Confinement

June 23, 2016 Pamela Oliver Criminal justice, Jail, Solitary confinement

Administrative segregation–solitary confinement–in Wisconsin prisons and the Dane County jail are issues today. Extended periods of solitary confinement (defined as 15 days or more) is considered torture by many human rights conventions, as is any time in solitary confinement for a mentally ill person. US prisons and jails routine use

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