Opinion | COVID-19 should finally end the inhumane practice of solitary confinement. By Ash_Prashar.
A cell is seen during a media tour of the Thomson Correctional Center Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 in Thomson, Ill.The US prison system is inhumane and the coronavirus pandemic exposes just how much it needs to be reformed.
The World Health Organization, the United Nations and other international bodies have also recognized solitary confinement as significantly harmful and potentially fatal.Ashish Prashar is a justice reform campaigner, who sits on the Board of Exodus Transitional Community.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more storiesTo anyone paying attention, it's become clear that the US prison system is inhumane and disproportionately affects the Black community.
The power of the people to come together and resist cruelty has become clear, with protests for Black Lives Matter continuing across the country and Portland pulling together in solidarity against the government's terrifying and constitutionally questionable presence there.The will of the people focuses on human rights and ending injustice, and one way to advance those goals is through a call to end to the cruel use of extended periods of isolation in prisons across the country.
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