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March 25, 2013

Report: Immigrants Being Held in Solitary Confinement for Weeks 
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The New York Times is reporting about 300 immigrants are being held in
solitary confinement at U.S. detention centers on any given day even
though they are being held on civil, not criminal, charges. The Times
reports nearly half are isolated for 15 days or more, the point at which
psychiatric experts say they are at risk for severe mental harm. One
Mexican immigrant says he was held in solitary for four months. He told
the Times he sank into a deep depression as he overheard three other
immigrant detainees attempt suicide.

 

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