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Australia: Solitary Confinement Harming Prisoners with Disabilities
Human Rights Watch has reported that prisoners with disabilities in Australia are being harmed by solitary confinement. The organisation says the practice is causing serious psychological damage to an already vulnerable group, and is calling on Australian authorities to end or strictly limit its use in prisons.
Why now: A new Human Rights Watch report on the treatment of disabled prisoners in Australia has drawn public attention to the issue.
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