CONSTITUTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE USE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT - EXPERIENCE AT THE MAINE STATE PRISON

• NCJ Number: 32068
• Journal: New England Journal on Prison Law Volume: 2 Issue: 1 Dated: (FALL 1975) Pages: 27-46
• Author(s): T B BENJAMIN; K LUX
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 20 pages
• Corporate Author: New England Journal on Prison Law, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SHOWS HOW THE USE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT LEADS TO SENSORY DEPRIVATION AND DEHUMANIZATION AMONG PRISONERS CONFINED THERE, AND HOW IT CREATES ANGER, HOSTILITY, AGGRESSION, AND FINALLY SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS.

Abstract

THE ARTICLE ALSO RELATES THIS PSYCHOLOGICAL DATA TO COURT DECISIONS, WHICH DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY IMPLY THAT THE MAINE STATE PRISON'S USE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT VIOLATES THE PRISONERS' CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)