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| Rhode Island debates curbing solitary confinement of inmates |
| By njherald.com- Matt O'Brien |
| Published: 03/03/2016 |
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CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — A national movement against solitary confinement for prisoners has reached Rhode Island, where lawmakers have proposed limiting the isolation of inmates to no more than 15 days at a time. The legislation would require a major overhaul of the practice of segregating some inmates into small cells where they spend months or years with little human interaction. "It's used for punishment and it's used to break you down," said state Sen. Harold Metts, who regularly visits prisoners on Sundays as a Baptist deacon. "If you already have a mental illness, it's certainly not going to help. It'll probably make it worse." The bill, sponsored in the state Senate by Metts and in the House by Rep. Aaron Regunberg, both Providence Democrats, is part of a broader national prison reform movement picking up in states from Colorado to Mississippi. Read More. |
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