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Psychological Effects

A number of recent stories in the Canadian media have challenged the use of solitary confinement on mentally ill prisoners. A December editorial in the Ottawa Citizen, titled “Prisons Are Not Asylums,” notes that “the number of mentally ill inmates is on the rise, while health services to treat them are deteriorating.” Prison staff, it says, “often […]

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Canada Questions Solitary Confinement After Teenager’s Death

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 23, 2010

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No End to U.S. Torture

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 22, 2010

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America’s “Most Isolated Man” Sues the Bureau of Prisons

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 22, 2010

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Inmate Allegedly Placed in Solitary for Refusing to Bribe Guards

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 22, 2010

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The Maine Redemption: Bill Seeks to Restrict Use of Solitary in State’s Prisons

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 11, 2010

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A Louisiana Inmate’s Death Wish

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by Jean Casella

January 6, 2010

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Amy Goodman and Atul Gawande on Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway

January 5, 2010

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Southern Injustice: 37 Years in Solitary

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by James Ridgeway

January 5, 2010

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Solitary Confinement for Transgender Inmate in Virginia

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 5, 2010

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The Hashmi Case Brings Guantanamo Home

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 4, 2010

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Freed British Hostage Evokes Trauma of Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella

January 2, 2010

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ACLU Says Teen Tortured at Montana Prison

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

December 30, 2009

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