What Obama’s Actions Mean for Solitary Confinement in America’s Prisons
by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway
Citing the "devastating, lasting psychological consequences" of solitary confinement, President Barack Obama on Monday
evening announced a set of policy changes designed to dramatically
reduce the use of prison isolation. The changes, which apply only to the
federal prison system, will have a limited initial impact on the total
number of people held in solitary, […]
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