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"Earlier this month, people being detained at California Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities began a labor and hunger strike to protest
their conditions, including against the use of solitary confinement. Recent
research documented the deep physical and psychological toll wrought by the use
of solitary confinement in United States immigration detention centers.
Across the US, carceral facilities lock up over 122,000 people daily in
solitary confinement for 22 or more hours a day. In the last five years, ICE
alone has locked people in solitary confinement over 14,000 times, often for
months on end.
Human Rights Watch has condemned solitary confinement practices in the US,
including in immigration detention centers.
From 2018 to 2023, the average period for which ICE detention facilities
imposed solitary confinement was 27 days. In hundreds of cases, solitary
confinement lasted at least 90 days, and in 42 cases lasted over a year. This
violates international standards barring prolonged or indefinite solitary
confinement, which amounts to prohibited torture or cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment.
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan Méndez has specifically concluded that
solitary confinement beyond 15 days constitutes a “form of torture.” The use of
solitary confinement for any duration on children and people with psychosocial
disabilities also meets these criteria."
Via David.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
