It’s wrong, despicable and horrible, and it needs to stop.”Prison reform advocates say solitary isolation can have a devastating impact on inmates’ mental health. “The effects of solitary confinement on mental health can be lethal. A subsequent probation violation put him back in jail, and a violent altercation with another inmate landed him in solitary confinement. He was resentenced to seven years for the original robbery charge and reacted badly to the solitary confinement, resulting in more time alone. “IDOC does not have solitary confinement.

Source: The Guardian May 12, 2021 18:33 UTC