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mental health effects of solitary confinement

The following account is by Nicole Natschke, who was incarcerated for years in Illinois’ Logan Correctional Facility, about three hours south of Chicago. During that time, she was “constantly in and out of segregation,” including one stay that lasted for an entire year. Logan Correctional, which was repurposed from a men’s prison to imprison women […]

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Solitary Watch Fact Sheet: Psychological Effects of Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 4, 2011

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