A solitary confinement cell at Alcatraz Island. Photo by Flickr user Chris Gray. Senate leaders held a hearing on reassessing solitary confinement in prisons for juvenile, pregnant and mentally ill patients on Tuesday. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) believes the thirty-year-old practice is a “human rights issue we can’t ignore.” Durbin claimed 35 percent of juveniles in custody report being held for ...
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