Wednesday, July 1, 2015

2015-07-01 US: News from the American Gulag

2015-07-01 US: News from the American Gulag
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Thousands Kept in Solitary Confinement in Illinois Prisons
Olivia Exstrum, The Chicago Reporter: A class-action lawsuit filed this week is challenging the widespread use of solitary confinement by the Illinois Department of Corrections. About 2,300 state prisoners are kept in solitary confinement, often for relatively minor offenses.
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A class action lawsuit filed this week is challenging the widespread use of solitary confinement.
truth-out.org|By Olivia Exstrum

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