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Human-Rights Group Slams Arizona Prison Practices
Updated: Tuesday, 03 Apr 2012, 4:39 AM MST
Published : Tuesday, 03 Apr 2012, 4:39 AM MST
Published : Tuesday, 03 Apr 2012, 4:39 AM MST
By AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) - A human-rights group is accusing Arizona of violating international law by improperly using "cruel isolation" for years at a time for non-violent or mentally ill inmates and depriving them of basic physical and mental health care.
In a lengthy report issued Tuesday, Amnesty International writes that of the more than 2,900 inmates being held in Arizona's maximum-security facilities, more than 2,000 are confined by themselves in windowless cells for up to 24 hours a day in conditions that amount to sensory deprivation.
The group said it obtained its statistics from the Arizona Department of Corrections.
Corrections spokesman Bill Lamoreaux confirmed that more than 2,000 inmates are confined in the cells by themselves but said that neither he nor Director Charles Ryan could comment on the report because it references ongoing litigation. READ MORE by clicking LINK
In a lengthy report issued Tuesday, Amnesty International writes that of the more than 2,900 inmates being held in Arizona's maximum-security facilities, more than 2,000 are confined by themselves in windowless cells for up to 24 hours a day in conditions that amount to sensory deprivation.
The group said it obtained its statistics from the Arizona Department of Corrections.
Corrections spokesman Bill Lamoreaux confirmed that more than 2,000 inmates are confined in the cells by themselves but said that neither he nor Director Charles Ryan could comment on the report because it references ongoing litigation. READ MORE by clicking LINK
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