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The measure would bar solitary confinement beyond four-hour de-escalation periods during emergencies.
The Supreme Court's liberal justices opposed the decision, calling it an indisputable legal error.
Progressives celebrated a 2019 law meant to reform solitary confinement. But the states Department of Corrections doesnt seem to be following it.
Solitary confinement is a moral catastrophe, said Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), calling the practice "traumatic for people subjected to it" and "isolating for loved ones."
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Solitary Watch and Unlock the Box's research sheds light on how frequently the practice, regarded by some as torture, is used in the criminal justice system.
Joshua McLemore spent 20 days in solitary confinement instead of receiving the medical help he needed. A lawsuit says his death was "preventable."
The "Last Week Tonight" host brought out the receipts as he educated the mayor about one city agency's choice of words.
Mark Wilson taught himself the law and helped thousands of other prisoners pursue legal claims, including lawsuits that cost the state millions of dollars. Then he was given one of the harshest punishments available within Oregon prisons.
As the pandemic ravaged prisons and jails, officials opted to force people into inhumane solitary confinement. HuffPost spoke to some who described how they nearly broke.
Citing safety concerns, prison officials are keeping the former police officer in a restricted housing unit in Minnesota's only maximum security prison.
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