solitary confinement Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/solitary-confinement/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Wed, 22 Jan 2020 00:42:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png solitary confinement Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/solitary-confinement/ 32 32 163009088 Sheriff Tom Dart says Cook County Jail is the first to end solitary confinement. Here’s what it looks like from the inside. https://www.chicagoreporter.com/sheriff-tom-dart-says-cook-county-jail-is-the-first-to-end-solitary-confinement-heres-what-it-looks-like-from-the-inside/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/sheriff-tom-dart-says-cook-county-jail-is-the-first-to-end-solitary-confinement-heres-what-it-looks-like-from-the-inside/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2019 21:35:02 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5242807 The Special Management Unit is supposed to be an alternative to isolating people who are violent in jail or break the rules, but a recent tour raises questions about how rehabilitative it is, especially for those in need of mental health care.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/four-prison-reform-initiatives-to-watch-on-re-entry-day-in-illinois/feed/ 0 3544360 Solitary confinement of juveniles on the rise in Cook County https://www.chicagoreporter.com/solitary-confinement-of-juveniles-on-the-rise-in-cook-county/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/solitary-confinement-of-juveniles-on-the-rise-in-cook-county/#comments Tue, 01 May 2018 21:01:30 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=2037670 As other cities and states have moved to ban using solitary confinement as punishment for teens, the practice has increased at one of the largest juvenile jails in the country.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/solitary-confinement-of-juveniles-on-the-rise-in-cook-county/feed/ 2 2037670 Thousands kept in solitary confinement in Illinois prisons https://www.chicagoreporter.com/thousands-kept-in-solitary-confinement-in-illinois-prisons/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/thousands-kept-in-solitary-confinement-in-illinois-prisons/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2015 20:00:33 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=59803 A class action lawsuit highlights how many state prisoners get placed in segregation, and why.

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