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| Suit threatens to upend solitary confinement for Virginia death row inmates |
| By roanoke.com- Matt Zapotosky |
| Published: 06/09/2015 |
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A federal lawsuit in Virginia is threatening to upend the state’s practice of automatically placing death row inmates in near constant solitary confinement, and experts say it could spark similar challenges across the country to a prison practice that is increasingly being scrutinized. A U.S. district court judge in April rejected Virginia officials’ bid to have the case thrown out in its early stages, noting that while other courts had ruled that such confinement for death row prisoners was constitutional, the time might be right for a reassessment. U.S. District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema said the issue needed to “be looked at in the context of evolving and changing moral and legal standards,” and she urged state officials to “give some serious thought to trying to work this case out.” “I do not understand why the commonwealth is insisting on maintaining this level of these conditions,” Brinkema said. “They really need to be thought about carefully.” Read More. |
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