Solitary Confinement
A Solitary Confinement is an imprisonment in which the inmate lives in a single cell with little or no meaningful contact with other people.
- Example(s):
- of Nelson Mandela.
- Albert Woodfox, who spent nearly 44 years in solitary confinemen
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- See: Standard Minimum Rules For the Treatment of Prisoners, Mental Disorder.
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- Q: What can solitary confinement lead to psychologically, and who are some famous cases of solitary confinement for political reasons?
- A: Solitary confinement can lead to a variety of psychological effects, such as depression, anxiety, hallucinations, paranoia, and cognitive impairment. In some cases, it can also lead to self-harm or suicide.
Some famous cases of solitary confinement for political reasons include Nelson Mandela, who was held in solitary confinement for 18 years during his imprisonment in South Africa, and Malala Yousafzai, who was held in solitary confinement in Pakistan for her activism in support of girls' education. Another example is Oscar López Rivera, a Puerto Rican nationalist who was held in solitary confinement for 35 years.
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- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/solitary_confinement Retrieved:2023-1-13.
- Solitary confinement is a form of imprisonment in which the inmate lives in a single cell with little or no meaningful contact with other people. A prison may enforce stricter measures to control contraband on a solitary prisoner and use additional security equipment in comparison to the general population. Solitary confinement is a punitive tool within the prison system to discipline or separate disruptive prison inmates who are security risks to other inmates, the prison staff, or the prison itself. However, solitary confinement is also used to protect inmates whose safety is threatened by other inmates by separating them from the general population.
In a 2017 review, "a robust scientific literature has established the negative psychological effects of solitary confinement", leading to "an emerging consensus among correctional as well as professional, mental health, legal, and human rights organizations to drastically limit the use of solitary confinement." The United Nations General Assembly Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners were revised in 2015 to extend restrictions on solitary confinement exceeding 15 days.
- Solitary confinement is a form of imprisonment in which the inmate lives in a single cell with little or no meaningful contact with other people. A prison may enforce stricter measures to control contraband on a solitary prisoner and use additional security equipment in comparison to the general population. Solitary confinement is a punitive tool within the prison system to discipline or separate disruptive prison inmates who are security risks to other inmates, the prison staff, or the prison itself. However, solitary confinement is also used to protect inmates whose safety is threatened by other inmates by separating them from the general population.