Suit to end solitary confinement gains plaintiffs (VA Public Radio Interview)

Virginia Public Radio | April 14, 2023

A federal judge has cleared the way for hundreds of prisoners in Virginia to join a suit against the state over a practice that international guidelines consider torture – holding inmates in solitary confinement for more than 15 days. Attorney Katie Ali joins two other D.C. law firms and the ACLU of Virginia in fighting the practice that has been shown to cause symptoms of mental illness.

“These are lasting harms that people suffer – depression, anxiety, committing self-harm or committing suicide,” Ali explains.

Clearly, she says, solitary makes inmates’ mental health worse.

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