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Facing the US Prison Problem 2.3 Million Strong: An Ex-Con’s View of the Mistakes and the Solution
The United States holds tens of thousands of inmates in long-term solitary confinement. Is this torture?
“One of six monkeys isolated for three months refused to eat after release and died five days later.” After several weeks in the company of other monkeys, most of them adjusted—but not those who had been isolated for longer periods. “Twelve months of isolation almost obliterated the animals socially,” Harlow wrote. They became permanently withdrawn, and they lived as outcasts—regularly set upon, as if inviting abuse.
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Abusing Prisoners Decreases Public Safety
An interview with author and former prisoner Shawn Griffith Angola 3 News If given the attention it deserves, an important new book is certain to make significant contributions to the public discussions of US prison policy. The author, Shawn Griffith, … Continue reading
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A Solitary Torture 