Has solitary confinement increased in prisons during the pandemic? What are the consequences for mental health?

Ten-country prisons project
Expert Insight
25 Jun 2021
Dr Sharon Shalev and Nuno Pontes on a video call

Dr Sharon Shalev, a world expert on solitary confinement, and prisons expert and activist Nuno Pontes (European Prison Observatory), discuss the meaning of solitary confinement and its psychological impacts.

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