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Solitary confinement is especially harmful to juveniles and should not be used to punish them

Published:

Friday, November 17, 2017

Solitary confinement —the practice of isolating people in closed cells for 22-24 hours a day, virtually free of human contact, for days to decades—violates this fundamental need for community and connection, causing extreme suffering.

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