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Lawsuit says overuse of solitary confinement for mentally ill Pa. inmates violates rights
March 11, 2013 by NewsBot
March 11, 2013 March 11--Inmates with mental illness in Pennsylvania prisons are being cruelly and unusually punished through lengthy and repeated stints in solitary confinement, according to a lawsuit filed today by the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania and the American Civil Liberties Union.