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| Solitary overused, harmful in prison, advocates say |
| By bostonglobe.com - Alyssa Botelho |
| Published: 06/21/2013 |
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MASSACHUSETTS - Former inmate Jose Bou remembers the anxiety of solitary confinement as being so powerful that when he finally stepped out of his cell, he felt “like a rubber band pulled tight . . . ready to snap.” A decade ago, the now 37-year-old Bou was serving time in a maximum-security prison after being convicted on drug charges. He remained there for two years, confined to his cell 21 hours a day. Bou’s case, and stories like his, brought state lawmakers together with activists, lawyers, and medical professionals at a State House briefing Thursday to heighten awareness and promote an easing of solitary confinement policies. Those policies, they said, harm rather than rehabilitate prisoners who feel alienated from the community to which they are striving to return. Read More. |
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