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Georgetown’s Prisons & Justice Initiative Uses VR to Show Reality of Solitary Confinement

January 23, 2018January 3, 2019 Correctional News 1549 Views Georgetown, solitary-confinement, virtual-reality, VR

The National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) found an application for VR designed to engender sympathies for those who have faced or are facing solitary confinement.

Colorado DOC Eliminates Extended Restrictive Housing

October 30, 2017January 3, 2019 Correctional News 2477 Views administrative segregation, CDOC, Colorado Department of Corrections, restrictive housing, solitary-confinement

The Colorado Department of Corrections eliminated the use of Extended Restrictive Housing in its facilities.

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New Mexico Bill Would Curtail Use of Solitary Confinement

March 7, 2017March 7, 2017 Correctional News 1847 Views hb175, inmate-segregation, patricia-lundstrom, private-prisons, rep-antonio-moe-maestas, sb185, solitary-confinement

Pregnant inmates, juveniles and mentally ill inmates in New Mexico may soon benefit from two new bills: HB175 and SB185.

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National Effort to Reduce Use of Solitary Confinement Expands

December 28, 2016December 28, 2016 Correctional News 1782 Views department-of-justice-bureau-of-justice-assistance-grant, prison-reform, safe-alternatives-to-segregation-initiative, solitary-confinement, vera-institute-of-justice

Five additional states selected to participate in initiative to reduce the use of solitary confinement.