Solitary Confinement
The Solitary Confinement topic provides in-depth coverage of issues, debates and policies related to the use of isolation in correctional facilities.
Allegheny County Jail reports compliance with a county referendum that limits solitary confinement for inmates
Officials asked for more staff after a High Desert State inmate was fatally stabbed with a prison-made shank by another prisoner who escaped his separation cage
The policy and procedure changes for solitary confinement were presented at a meeting, during which the public referred to the practice as torturous
The report calls on the department to use isolation “only if absolutely necessary” to protect the safety of prisoners and staff
Connecticut’s use of solitary confinement could amount to torture, UN says
Officials have found providing inmates in solitary confinement with mental stimulation reduces risk to COs, other inmates
New policies focusing on the use of low-cost incentives like extra snacks are helping to reduce the number of inmates in isolation cells
A class action suit alleges inmates were placed in solitary confinement and lost privileges over inaccurate tests
The suit alleges the use of solitary confinement as punishment for inmates is excessive
The report was filed as part of the government’s response to Kelly’s motion that he be granted bail so he can be released from “draconian conditions”
The inmate’s family is planning to take legal action
Women with mental health problems said in a lawsuit that they were subject to prolonged solitary confinement and dirty cells
The head of the NY Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association railed at escalating jail attacks
The violence comes in the wake of a heated citywide debate on punitive segregation
The state’s latest figures show 1,184 inmates are in restrictive housing — about 3.75% of the inmate population
The decision to not move forward with the bill was announced after leaders agreed on a deal to implement some changes administratively instead
Prosecutor Nicol Walgren said he was the kind of prisoner that voters envisioned when they eased the three strikes law
A report says Louisiana confined prisoners in solitary confinement cells at rates almost four times the national average in 2016
Under the bill, inmates would also be allowed to make one phone call per week while held in isolation
A 90-page federal lawsuit alleges the state DOC is violating the constitutional rights of inmates
Kalief Browder’s long detention in solitary confinement and suicide at age 22 made him a symbol of a broken justice system
With adequate funds for staffing and security, there are few attacks on correctional officers and little to zero use of solitary confinement in German prisons
More than 4,000 offenders with mental illness are being held in solitary, despite research suggesting isolation contributes to mental health conditions
At least eight inmates have filed lawsuits against the NMCD over the issue of solitary confinement since January
By overusing the “steel door solution,” Colo. DOC executive director said, prisons “had lost sight of the mission”
Until now, youths who fought, stole or broke other jail rules were held alone in windowless cells for 23 hours a day, with no access to phones, visitors or library books
The lawyers said the practice is dangerous and puts the public at risk
Segregation serves two purposes when running a safe and secured correctional facility: punitive and protective
The report said Georgia’s most restrictive solitary confinement facility deprives prisoners of basic human needs and risks causing them psychological harm
The ACLU slammed the state’s practice of putting inmates in “solitary confinement,” saying it’s harmful to inmates
The Supermax – designed to be confining in every way – houses the nation’s most dangerous and notorious criminals
Assaults against staff at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Oak Park Heights rose 81 percent from 2013 to 2017
More than three dozen state prison inmates with severe mental illness are still held an average of 23 hours a day in dark
