whole book here: https://studiesonsolitary.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/solitary-conf-sourcebook.pdf
Mannheim Centre for
Criminology
London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK
With the support of the Nuffeld Foundation
Email: sharon.shalev@solitaryconfinement.org
London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK
With the support of the Nuffeld Foundation
Email: sharon.shalev@solitaryconfinement.org
Contents
1
Introduction 1
1.1 What is the Sourcebook about? 1
1.2 How is the Sourcebook structured? 1
1.3 Definition: what constitutes solitary confinement? 2
1.4 Brief historic context 2
1.5 Legal and regulatory framework 3
2 The
health effects of solitary confinement 9
2.1 Introduction 9
2.2 The health effects of solitary confinement: a brief review of
the literature and
prisoners’ accounts 10
2.3 The negative health effects of solitary confinement: reported
symptoms 15
2.4 What makes solitary confinement harmful? 17
2.5 The duration of solitary confinement 21
2.6 Sequelae of isolation: the lasting effects of solitary
confinement 22
2.7 Concluding remarks about the effects of solitary confinement 23
3 The
decision to place prisoners and detainees in solitary confinement 25
3.1 When and why are prisoners and detainees placed in solitary
confinement? 25
3.2 Placement in solitary confinement: procedural safeguards, and
special provisions and
recommendations regarding the isolation of specific categories of
prisoners 28
3.3 The human rights position and case law regarding the placement
of prisoners in
solitary confinement 33
4 Design,
physical conditions and regime in solitary confinement units 39
4.1 Introduction 39
4.2 International standards regarding prison conditions and regime
40
4.3 Research findings and recommendations regarding prison design
and
environmental factors 49
4.4 Human rights case law regarding regime and physical conditions
in segregation units 51
4.5 Concluding remarks on regime and conditions of confinement in
segregation and
high security units 53
5 The
role of health professionals in segregation units:
ethical,
human rights and professional guidelines 57
5.1 Introduction: ethics as applied to prison medicine 57
5.2 Issues regarding prison medicine in solitary confinement units
58
5.3 Case law regarding the provision of medical care in prison 65
6
Monitoring and inspecting solitary confinement units 69
7 Summary
of recommendations 73
Appendix
1 75
Selected texts
Appendix
2 78
The Istanbul statement on the use and effects of solitary
confinement
Acronyms
and abbreviations 83
Links
& Resources 84
Bibliography
85
