NGO report

A Death Before Dying: Solitary Confinement on Death Row

By American Civil Liberties Union, on 1 January 2013


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Using the results of an ACLU survey of death row conditions nationwide, this briefing paper offers the first comprehensive review of the legal and human implications of subjecting death row prisoners to solitary confinement for years.

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  • Themes list Death Row Conditions,



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