Solitary confinement an expensive ‘failure’ that doesn’t work, American Civil Liberties Union of Texas claim

HE SPENDS 22 hours a day locked up in a 5.5m square cell and can almost touch wall to wall when he spreads his arms.
The cell walls are bare, the floor is concrete and a solid metal door with two thin rectangles offer his only glimpse into life outside his four walls.
Yet the Texas prisoner, known only as Alex, calls the cell his house, because it is the only thing he has known for the past 10 years.
His whole life is spent within these four walls and the only time he ever sees another human being is when guards slide through food to him, which he eats on his bed.
Weeks pass before he even sees another person’s face, and his cell constantly smells like urine due to the toilet in the corner.
His story is just one of thousands documented in a damning report into solitary confinement which claims it amounts to torture, offers prisoners no hope of rehabilitation and is among the most harsh punishments in the world.

Solitary confinement an expensive ‘failure’ that doesn’t work, American Civil Liberties Union of Texas claim 814156-36d1aa70-ad80-11e4-90ab-ef3fd79aaa94

Solitary confinement an expensive ‘failure’ that doesn’t work, American Civil Liberties Union of Texas claim 814156-36d1aa70-ad80-11e4-90ab-ef3fd79aaa94

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Solitary confinement an expensive ‘failure’ that doesn’t work, American Civil Liberties Union of Texas claim

Solitary confinement an expensive ‘failure’ that doesn’t work, American Civil Liberties Union of Texas claim

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