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The following are a series of documents found during
research of prison facts,
pertaining to Solitary Confinement
and Segregation:
Solitary
Confinement
It has been said
that, with the exception of the death penalty, solitary
confinement is the most extreme sanction which may be
legally imposed on prisoners. Its adverse effects on the
health and wellbeing of those subjected to it, particularly
for prolonged periods, can be very serious. With this
knowledge, the authority that condemns prisoners to long
periods of solitary can be said to be guilty of
institutionalised torture. Here are some very
serious, factual documents and reports which give a flavour
of the grievous harm which long-term solitary confinement
can do to a human being just like you or me:
Solitary
Confinement (Nuffield Foundation)
Solitary Source Book (solitaryconfinement.org) NEW
Total Confinement paints portrait of life inside maximum
security prisons (USA)
Solitary Confinement by Ken Strutin (Published 10 August
2010) NEW
Prolonged Isolation of Prisoners (HRW)
The Mental Health of Prisoners Psychiatric Bulletin
Mental Disorder and Prisons Psychiatric Bulletin
Mental Health Issues In Prison Special Housing Units
Understanding Prison Health Care (USA)
Prisoners of Isolation: Solitary Confinement in Canada (by
Michael Jackson, Q.C.) NEW
Inmate suicides linked to solitary (USA Today)
HELLHOLE Long-term solitary confinement ... is this
torture? (The New Yorker) NEW
National Geographic Videos
Solitary Confinement Explorer looks at the science of
solitary and discovers what it means to be absolutely alone.
(46 mins) NEW
Taken from
PSO 1700:
Promoting and Safeguarding the Mental Health of Prisoners
held in Segregation Units
Phased return of segregated prisoners to normal location
Segregation - Monitoring & Reviewing
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