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Not Solitary Confinement: They're "Single-Occupancy Cells"

Suzanne Ito,
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April 29, 2008

Saturday's : the fact that the infamous prison has become a 'breeding ground for madness' due to extreme conditions of confinement. In response to this charge, a military spokeswoman said that Guantanamo does not have solitary confinement, only 'single-occupancy cells.'No joke.Deficient care for the mentally ill was also the subject of hearing yesterday in Michigan, where the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û argued that Michigan prisons not meet constitutional standards for medical and mental health care. This problem came to light after a 21-year-old mentally ill prisoner died after being left unattended for four days in full, four-point restraints. The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û argued that case, Hadix v. Caruso, in district court yesterday.CORRECTION: The previous version of this post misidentified the date of the New York Times article. The article was from Saturday, not Monday.

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