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| Human-rights group slams Arizona prison practices |
| By kpho.com - Robert Curry |
| Published: 04/03/2012 |
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PHOENIX (AP) - A human-rights group is accusing Arizona of violating international law by improperly using "cruel isolation" for years at a time for non-violent or mentally ill inmates and depriving them of basic physical and mental health care. In a lengthy report issued Tuesday, Amnesty International writes that of the more than 2,900 inmates being held in Arizona's maximum-security facilities, more than 2,000 are confined by themselves in windowless cells for up to 24 hours a day in conditions that amount to sensory deprivation. Read More. |
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