A report singled out solitary confinement and enforced segregation as particularly harmful practices that contributed to the poor mental and physical health of prisoners.
Tag: Prisons and Prisoners
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The Superpredator Myth Did a Lot of Damage. Courts Are Beginning to See the Light.
We don’t need to keep everyone in prison forever.
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Rikers Chaos Could Lead to Federal Court Control, U.S. Attorney Says
Damian Williams wrote that his office might have no choice but to seek “aggressive relief” for the serious problems at the jail.
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South Carolina Prisoner Chooses to Be Executed by Firing Squad
Richard B. Moore chose a firing squad over electrocution but said both methods were unconstitutional. His execution, set for this month, would be the country’s first by firing squad since 2010.
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27 Years in Solitary Confinement
The Supreme Court is to decide whether to hear the case of a Texas prisoner who says his decades in isolation amount to “cruel and unusual” punishment.