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Immigrants Suffer in US Solitary Confinement

Solitary Voices found widespread misuse — and overuse — of solitary confinement in detention centers overseen by the U.S. Homeland Security Department’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.

By Scilla Alecci
May 21, 2019


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