{"id":8382,"date":"2021-02-12T15:26:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T20:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/compassionprisonproject.org\/?page_id=8382"},"modified":"2025-05-29T01:58:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T08:58:49","slug":"solitary-confinement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/compassionprisonproject.org\/solitary-confinement\/","title":{"rendered":"Solitary Confinement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8382\" class=\"elementor elementor-8382\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-848cdb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"92774\" data-id=\"848cdb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-element elementor-element-8810da2 cst_tab_clr elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"91867\" data-id=\"8810da2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e57687 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-eae-slider=\"34412\" data-id=\"7e57687\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d24c5eb elementor-tabs-view-horizontal sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"d24c5eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2201\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2201\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Read<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2202\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2202\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Watch<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2203\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2203\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Listen<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2201\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Read<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2201\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2201\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><ul>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solitary_confinement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia: Solitary Confinement<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonpolicy.org\/blog\/2020\/10\/13\/solitary_mortality_risk\/?fbclid=IwAR2ArRsSR6VYiRSLCp9ytdqup289qcMvD45KIYUi07tKEiNk6XqfWBumDNY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prison Policy Initiative &#8211; Solitary Confinement Increases Risk of Premature Death After Release<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=5554&amp;=&amp;context=open_access_etds&amp;=&amp;sei-redir=1&amp;referer=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252Furl%253Fq%253Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fpdxscholar.library.pdx.edu%252Fcgi%252Fviewcontent.cgi%253Farticle%25253D5554%252526context%25253Dopen_access_etds%2526sa%253DD%2526source%253Deditors%2526ust%253D1613165565391000%2526usg%253DAOvVaw0YZfW9eU2U2L3VFDxfxGh6#search=%22https%3A%2F%2Fpdxscholar.library.pdx.edu%2Fcgi%2Fviewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D5554%26context%3Dopen_access_etds%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Influence of Information on Public Support for Solitary Confinement: a Test of Belief Updating and Confirmation Bias<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamanetworkopen\/fullarticle\/2752350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association of Restrictive Housing During Incarceration With Mortality After Release<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/archives\/dag\/report-and-recommendations-concerning-use-restrictive-housing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Report and Recommendations Concerning the Use of Restrictive Housing<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prisonology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/COVID-19-Solitary-Confinement-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solitary Confinement Is Never The Answer: A Special Report on the COVID-19 Pandemic in Prisons and Jails, the Use of Solitary Confinement, and Best Practices for Saving the Lives of Incarcerated People and Correctional Staff<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/brain-chemistry\/201902\/the-effects-solitary-confinement-the-brain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Effects of Solitary Confinement on the Brain <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/solitary-confinement-effects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What are the effects of solitary confinement on health? <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themarshallproject.org\/2014\/12\/23\/shifting-away-from-solitary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Marshall Project: Shifting Away from Solitary <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muckrock.com\/news\/archives\/2015\/jun\/16\/solitary-confinement-may-go-different-name-your-st\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cSolitary Confinement\u201d may go by a different name in your state<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apa.org\/monitor\/2012\/10\/solitary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psychologist testifies on the risks of solitary confinement<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/solitarywatch.org\/2015\/03\/25\/supreme-court-justice-kennedy-corrections-system-is-broken-and-solitary-confinement-literally-drives-men-mad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solitary Watch: Supreme Court Justice Kennedy: &#8220;Solitary Confinement Literally Drives Men Mad&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/21\/opinion\/my-night-in-solitary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times Op-Ed: My Night in Solitary by Rick Raemisch<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2019\/mar\/04\/after-40-years-in-solitary-activist-albert-woodfox-tells-his-story-of-survival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">After 40 years in solitary, activist Albert Woodfox tells his story of survival <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/06\/20\/opinion\/justice-kennedy-on-solitary-confinement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Kennedy on Solitary Confinement <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6813937\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The brain in solitude: an (other) eighth amendment challenge to solitary confinement <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6987940\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psychological Distress in Solitary Confinement: Symptoms, Severity, and Prevalence in the United States <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/apps.frontline.org\/solitary-by-the-numbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solitary By the Numbers<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2202\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Watch<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2202\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2202\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/171529029?fbclid=IwAR3lIgTxklAD5n3Py7CE5SrV7MWi_PhdpTYezt-DqXSIV_lYs9bcZjvo01c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sister Studios: Our Voices Are Rarely Heard<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iLhPLvCscx8&amp;fbclid=IwAR3A2P4j3srxTNTFvZtmEojtTz66IuG5_Rg5zqSiT8YDuh9JJ0iTQQM6hXQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solitary Confinement: Cruel and Inhuman<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ML2aY1PkDe8&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Testimony of Rick Raemisch, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Corrections<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/video\/last-days-of-solitary-bmdv3x\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PBS Frontline: Last Days of Solitary<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xtJZMpeb2Sw&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Todd Ashker: 29 years in Solitary Confinement<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xDyOBOnAQUI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">After decades in solitary they joined forces. Here\u2019s what happened.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2203\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Listen<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2203\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2203\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.earhustlesq.com\/episodes\/2017\/7\/26\/the-shu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ear Hustle Season 1 Episode 4: The SHU\n<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ccba10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"46317\" data-id=\"3ccba10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eeec1a4 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-eae-slider=\"52851\" data-id=\"eeec1a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-372ff3b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"372ff3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9a2742 cst_tab_clr elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"60815\" data-id=\"f9a2742\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88c4992 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-eae-slider=\"16815\" data-id=\"88c4992\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91a61d5 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-eae-slider=\"29332\" data-id=\"91a61d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4845ae0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"4845ae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7571\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7571\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Mental health effects of Solitary Confinement<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7571\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7571\"><ul>\n \t<li>anxiety and stress<\/li>\n \t<li>depression and hopelessness<\/li>\n \t<li>anger, irritability, and hostility<\/li>\n \t<li>panic attacks<\/li>\n \t<li>worsened preexisting\nmental health issues<\/li>\n \t<li>hypersensitivity to sounds\nand smells<\/li>\n \t<li>problems with attention, concentration, and memory<\/li>\n \t<li>hallucinations that affect\nall of the senses<\/li>\n \t<li>paranoia<\/li>\n \t<li>poor impulse control<\/li>\n \t<li>social withdrawal<\/li>\n \t<li>outbursts of violence<\/li>\n \t<li>psychosis<\/li>\n \t<li>fear of death<\/li>\n \t<li>self-harm including mutilation of genitals, cutting open\nabdomen, biting through veins\nand self blindness<\/li>\n \t<li>suicide<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac95640 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"ac95640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1801\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1801\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Physical health effects of Solitary Confinement<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1801\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1801\"><ul><li>chronic headaches<\/li><li>eyesight deterioration<\/li><li>digestive problems<\/li><li>dizziness<\/li><li>excessive sweating<\/li><li>fatigue and lethargy<\/li><li>genitourinary problems<\/li><li>heart palpitations<\/li><li>hypersensitivity to light and noise<\/li><li>loss of appetite<\/li><li>muscle and joint pain<\/li><li>sleep problems<\/li><li>trembling hands<\/li><li>weight loss<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b9b242 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"99667\" data-id=\"5b9b242\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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