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In a weekly video message earlier this month, Attorney General Eric Holder made the first public statement on solitary confinement to emerge from the Obama White House (or, as far as we know, any U.S. presidential administration). A statement accompanying the 3-minute video on the Department of Justice’s website outlines the position taken by Holder–and, by implication, the DOJ […]

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Holder Makes Obama Administration’s First Public Statement on Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 24, 2014

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