Thursday, January 15, 2015

USA: Entombed - Solitary Confinement in the US - VIDEO (1:45 min)

Reposted by Amnesty International USA on Facebook, Jan 14, 2015

"Published on Jan 15, 2015
The US uses solitary confinement to an extent unequalled in any other democratic country. On any given day over 80,000 people are held in isolation. That’s 22-24 hours a day confined to a cell for months, years or decades. Cruel isolation is prohibited by the Geneva Convention."