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Solitary confinement in prisons and its alternatives: a human rights perspective

24-25 September 2024 Strasbourg, France

Solitary confinement of prisoners is still widely used in many countries in Europe and around the world, although many studies suggest that it is often extremely damaging for prisoners’ physical and mental health and not conducive to their resocialisation. So how to mitigate this damage, and what...

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