California jails use kinder approach to solitary confinement

California jails use kinder approach to solitary confinement

by Associated Press

More than a quarter of U.S. states and numerous smaller jurisdictions are looking for ways to reduce the use of solitary confinement, according to the Vera Institute of Justice, which encourages alternatives to a practice behavioral experts say is dehumanizing and can worsen mental illness.

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