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Is It Time to Ban Solitary Confinement?

By Julia Dahl (The Crime Report)

Some call it torture, some call it proper punishment. But in Maine, long-term solitary confinement may soon be illegal.

Last week’s episode of Law & Order: SVU centered around a man who, after assaulting a police officer, used an unusual defense to stave off ...

 

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