Cornell University: Solitary Confinement Heightens Post-Incarceration Death Risk
February 08, 2020
February 08, 2020
ITHACA, New York, Feb. 8 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Solitary confinement, even for just a few days, may significantly increase inmates' risk of death after serving their sentences, new Cornell research shows.
The analysis of the Danish prison system found that 4.5% of former inmates who had spent time in solitary confinement - most for less than a week - died within five years of being released. That was 60% more than those w . . .
Solitary confinement, even for just a few days, may significantly increase inmates' risk of death after serving their sentences, new Cornell research shows.
The analysis of the Danish prison system found that 4.5% of former inmates who had spent time in solitary confinement - most for less than a week - died within five years of being released. That was 60% more than those w . . .