Pennsylvania Prisoner Commits Suicide in Isolation Unit

August 3, 2012October 31, 2015 Sal Rodriguez

The Human Rights Coalition in Pennsylvania has reported on the July 16th suicide of Brandon Palakovic, 23, at State Correctional Institution in Cresson (SCI-Cresson). HRC notes that the “facility that is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice for warehousing mentally ill prisoners in the hole and depriving them of mental health treatment.” Out of a […]

ACLU Urges UN to Take Action on Solitary Confinement in the United States

February 21, 2011February 27, 2011 Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

The American Civil Liberties Union last week filed a statement with the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, urging it to to “address the widespread violations of the human rights of prisoners in the United States associated with solitary confinement and call for the adoption of appropriate measures to protect their human rights. The ACLU calls on […]

Solitary Watch

By Jean Casella | February 17, 2021

HRC

Pennsylvania Prisoner Commits Suicide in Isolation Unit

ACLU Urges UN to Take Action on Solitary Confinement in the United States