Construing the Legality of Solitary Confinement: Analysis of United States Federal Court Jurisprudence
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DOI: 10.1007/s12103-018-9463-5
Abstract: This article analyzes the constitutional parameters of solitary confinement, administrative segregation, and/or punitive isolation within correctional facilities in the United States. After briefly discussing the harmful effects of isolation and the number of inmates subject… read more here.
Keywords: court; solitary confinement; confinement; united states ... See more keywords
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
Decades in Death’s Twilight
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DOI: 10.1525/nclr.2019.22.2.140
Abstract: The average amount of time that death row inmates spend on death row has ballooned over the past decade, and for death row inmates in the state of Texas, the entire duration of that increased… read more here.
Keywords: death; solitary confinement; article; death row ... See more keywords
Solitary Confinement and Health
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DOI: 10.18043/ncm.80.6.359
Abstract: Individuals released from prison experience a higher risk of death compared to non-incarcerated individuals [1, 2]. The transition back into the community post-release is characterized by instability related to social and economic factors that contribute… read more here.
Keywords: health solitary; risk; solitary confinement; confinement ... See more keywords
Triaged Out of Care: How Carceral Logics Complicate a ‘Course of Care’ in Solitary Confinement
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DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10020289
Abstract: Incarceration, along with its most restrictive iteration, solitary confinement, is an increasingly common experience in America. More than two million Americans are currently incarcerated, and at least one-fifth of incarcerated people will experience solitary confinement.… read more here.
Keywords: confinement; incarcerated people; solitary confinement; barriers care ... See more keywords