The brain in solitude: an (other) eighth amendment challenge to solitary confinement
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DOI: 10.1093/jlb/lsz014
Abstract: Abstract Solitary confinement is not cruel and unusual punishment. It is cruel and unusual if one or more of its accompanying material conditions result in a wanton and unnecessary infliction of pain upon an individual.… read more here.
Keywords: solitary confinement; cruel unusual; brain solitude; confinement ... See more keywords
Cruel and unusual punishment: assessing public perceptions of suffering in toxic prisons
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DOI: 10.1093/socpro/spaf065
Abstract: Despite the ever-growing public discourse on the environment, few have yet to consider public opinions about environmental justice in the context of prisons. In this set of studies, we examined public perceptions of physical and… read more here.
Keywords: unusual punishment; public perceptions; cruel unusual; punishment assessing ... See more keywords