A federal class action lawsuit was filed on Monday in Pennsylvania by six incarcerated individuals, seeking to end the indefinite use of solitary confinement in the state's prisons. The lawsuit argues that solitary confinement exacerbates mental health crises and infringes upon Constitutional rights. One of the plaintiffs has been in solitary confinement for the last twelve years. This legal action emphasizes the adverse effects of isolation on mental health and challenges its constitutionality.
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Arguing that solitary confinement worsens mental health crises and violates Constitutional rights, six people incarcerated in Pennsylvania prisons filed a federal suit Monday seeking to end indefinite use of the practice. Read more: https://t.co/o29xk1tu9m (📸: Getty Images) https://t.co/OdIn1lwVu2
Arguing that solitary confinement worsens mental health crises and violates constitutional rights, six people incarcerated at Pennsylvania prisons filed a federal class action lawsuit seeking to end indefinite use of the practice. https://t.co/o29xk1u1YU
Arguing that solitary confinement worsens mental health crises and violates Constitutional rights, six people incarcerated at prisons throughout Pennsylvania filed a federal class action lawsuit Monday seeking to end indefinite use of the practice. https://t.co/hTX2h5SUM3
A class action lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania this week seeks to bar the state's prisons from using indefinite solitary confinement or placing anyone with mental illness in isolation units. One plaintiff says he's been in solitary for the last dozen years. https://t.co/AiscBA93pv