Why US prisons need to abolish solitary confinement | Laura Rovner | TEDxMileHigh
Imagine living alone without human contact for 35 years in a small cell the size of a bathroom. Welcome to the ADX, the federal supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, where 400 men live in solitary confinement for years or decades on end. In this jaw-dropping talk, civil rights lawyer Laura Rovner shines a light on solitary confinement in America.
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