Interfaith fast protests solitary confinement
Diana Swift
June 21, 2012
An estimated 80,000 people are held in solitary confinement in U.S. prisons every day, with high costs and damaging effects. Photo: Robert D. Young On
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An estimated 80,000 people are held in solitary confinement in U.S. prisons every day, with high costs and damaging effects. Photo: Robert D. Young On
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