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| Opinion: Extreme isolation never justifiable |
| By Statesman Journal |
| Published: 07/27/2007 |
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SALEM, OR - When does punishment in our prisons go too far? When people with mental-health concerns -- even some with only months to go before release -- commit suicide rather than face the extreme isolation of the segregated cells in state prisons. Reporter Alan Gustafson's series on suicides in state prisons shines a much-needed light on the conditions facing people who are incarcerated. The rate of prison suicides in Oregon is disturbing, and we encourage more coverage about what happens to the people in prisons. The often-invisible populations of incarcerated people have families, children and friends who must also survive the imprisonment of their loved ones. While for much of society, people in prison are locked up and easily forgotten, for their families, the added potential for suicide is another fear they grapple with daily. When people are imprisoned with no outside oversight, alarming things can happen, as Mr. Gustafson pointed out in his compelling series. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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