​Issues: Solitary Confinement

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An Act Relative to the Appropriate Use of Solitary Confinement

Lead Sponsors: Senator Jamie Eldridge and Representative Liz Malia

This bill calls for appropriate standards prior to placing a prisoner in solitary confinement, decreases the extreme isolation of solitary, and encourages individualized rehabilitation and close mental health monitoring for people in solitary confinement.

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