Episode 181: Locked Away
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Government
Science
Social Sciences
Publication Date |
Jun 27, 2019
Episode Duration |
00:28:31

In 1890, the Supreme Court called solitary confinement “barbaric,” speculating that it would be abandoned altogether as a correctional practice. But now, nearly 130 years later, it’s clear that their prediction couldn’t have been more wrong. Professor Keramet Reiter tells the story of how solitary confinement became so widespread in the US, what this practice means for prisoners, and what can be done to change the system.

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