Problem
Solitary confinement
Nature:
Prisoners are often submitted to solitary confinement as a means of isolation, protection from other prisoners, preventing them from influencing other prisoners or torture. Some of these cells have no light or sanitary facilities and are cold and to small to stand or lie down.
Incidence:
Solitary confinement has been reported in the following countries:
[Africa] Lesotho, Liberia, Morocco, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa
[America] Bolivia
[Asia] China, Saudi Arabia, Viet Nam
[Europe] Poland, Germany
Broader Problems:
Torture through confinementInfringement of rights of prisonersInadequate prison conditions and penal systems Related Problems:
Social isolation as torture Subject(s):
Societal Problems → DetentionRelated UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
17.10.2021 – 09:46 CEST