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We talked to 100 people about their experiences in solitary confinement – this is what we learned

  • Written by Angela Hattery, Professor of Women & Gender Studies/Co-Director, Center for the Study & Prevention of Gender-Based Violence, University of Delaware
We talked to 100 people about their experiences in solitary confinement – this is what we learnedLiving conditions in a solitary cell at New York's Rikers Island jail.AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

The United States leads the world in its use of solitary confinement, locking away in isolation more of its population than any other country.

Every day, up to 48,000 inmates – or around 4% of the incarcerated population – are locked in some...

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