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1 online resource |
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Human rights: background and issues |
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Human rights, background and issues.
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| Contents |
YOUTH IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOCUS ON NEW YORK AND OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVES ; YOUTH IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOCUS ON NEW YORK AND OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVES ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 THE SOLITARY CONFINEMENT OF YOUTH IN NEW YORK: A CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATION ; LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL ; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ; SECTION 1: SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN NEW YORK ; I. Background ; A. History of Solitary Confinement in the United States ; B. Use of Solitary Confinement in the United States Today ; II. Solitary Confinement in New York; A. Overview of New York Prison System |
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1. New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision2. New York City Department of Correction ; 3. Due Process in the Imposition of Solitary Confinement ; 4. Grounds for Use of Solitary Confinement; B. Youth in the New York Prison System ; 1. Age of Criminal Responsibility in New York; 2. Statistical Overview of the Youth in New York Prisons ; C. Solitary Confinement of Youth in New York ; 1. Conditions of Confinement ; 2. Testimonial from 16-Year-old Inmate at Rikers ; 3. Governmental and Legal Efforts at Reform; SECTION 2: DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT |
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I. Introduction II. Mental and Physical Effects of Solitary Confinement on Youth ; A. Solitary Confinement and Brain Development; B. Solitary Confinement and Mental Health ; III. Developmental Effects of Solitary Confinement on Youth ; A. Solitary Confinement and Social and Emotional Development; B. Solitary Confinement and Educational Development ; C. Solitary Confinement and Transition into Society ; SECTION 3: LEGAL CONTEXT ; I. Constitutional Protections ; II. Statutory Protections ; A. The Prison Rape Elimination ACT ; B. The Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act |
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C. Section 14141 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 III. International Human Rights ; IV. Legislative Efforts ; A. National ; B. New York ; 1. New York City ; 2. New York State ; V. Litigation Efforts ; VI. Executive Efforts ; A. Department of Justice ; B. Federal Bureau of Prisons ; VII. Other Efforts & Recommendations ; SECTION 4: FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ; End Notes ; Chapter 2 TESTIMONY OF PIPER KERMAN, AUTHOR. HEARING ON ''REASSESSING SOLITARY CONFINEMENT II: THE HUMAN RIGHTS, FISCAL AND PUBLIC SAFETY CONSEQUENCES''∗ |
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WOMEN IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENTMENTAL ILLNESS ; PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE ; IMPACT ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ; CONCLUSION ; End Notes ; Chapter 3 TESTIMONY OF MARC A. LEVIN, DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE JUSTICE AT THE TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION. HEARING ON ''REASSESSING SOLITARY CONFINEMENT II: THE HUMAN RIGHTS, FISCAL AND PUBLIC SAFETY CONSEQUENCES''∗ ; A. INTRODUCTION ; B. SOLITARY CONFINEMENT CAN ENDANGER PUBLIC SAFETY ; C. JURISDICTIONS HAVE PROVED SOLITARY CONFINEMENT CAN BE SAFELY REDUCED ; D. RECOMMENDATIONS ; E. CONCLUSION ; End Notes |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Description based on print version record |
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Solitary confinement -- United States
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Juvenile detention -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology.
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Juvenile detention
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Solitary confinement
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lloyd, Meghan, editor
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| LC no. |
2020676475 |
| ISBN |
9781634835381 |
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1634835387 |
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