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| CO aims to restrict solitary confinement |
| By santafenewmexican.com |
| Published: 04/23/2014 |
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DENVER — A year after a Colorado inmate held in solitary confinement allegedly gunned down the state prisons chief upon being released, lawmakers are moving to restrict use of the punishment for the mentally ill. The bill continues the efforts that Colorado Department of Corrections Director Tom Clements had been working on, and highlights a growing movement by states to limit the practice of solitary confinement amid questions about its effectiveness. Lawmakers in a House committee Tuesday unanimously approved the measure, which would forbid placing inmates in solitary confinement if they have a serious mental illness, unless there are pressing circumstances. The bill already has cleared the Senate. Read More. |
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