Tag: Solitary Confinement
What is Solitary Confinement?
Research and studies overwhelmingly show that solitary confinement doesn’t work. The U.S. keeps using it anyway.
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The United States has a mass-incarceration problem. What do we mean when we say the words “mass incarceration”?
READ MOREWhat Rights Do Prisoners Have in Supermax Prisons?
You do not lose your constitutional rights in supermax prisons. But these facilities place many restrictions on your life. These prisons limit your movement.
READ MOREWhat Is Administrative Segregation in Federal Prison?
Administrative segregation is when prison staff separates one inmate from other inmates.
READ MORECan You File a Lawsuit over Solitary Confinement Conditions?
Yes. You can file a lawsuit about the conditions in solitary confinement. Even in solitary, you still have rights. If someone violates your rights, you can sue.
READ MORECan You Challenge the Decision to Put You in Solitary Confinement?
You cannot challenge a decision to put you in solitary confinement. But you can file a lawsuit.
READ MOREWhat Rights Do Prisoners Have in Supermax Prisons?
You do not lose your constitutional rights in supermax prisons. But these facilities place many restrictions on your life. These prisons limit your movement.
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