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Close the supermaxes; Keeping prisoners in solitary confinement isn't just cruel, it's ineffective

Last week, the New York State Department of Corrections announced an agreement to dramatically limit solitary confinement in its prisons. New York’s prison system will now be the largest in the country to stop using solitary as a punishment on prisoners younger than 18. [read the full story here]

National Post, Thursday, February 27, 2014
Tags: Prison Conditions & Corruption, Federal
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