PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island abandoned the use of long-term solitary confinement in the 1840s after concluding that it led to mental instability, suicidal thoughts and derangement. That remained the status quo for more than a century, until corrections officials revisited the practice in the 1960s, before the court imposed limitations…Read More
ACLU challenges solitary confinement in case of RI inmate who says he spent 450 days in isolation
