A 2004 study in Californian prisons found that 73% of suicides in incarceration happened in isolation cells, where less than 10% of the prison population of the

A 2004 study in Californian prisons found that 73% of suicides in incarceration happened in isolation cells, where less than 10% of the prison population of the state was being held. Separate research in New York City concluded that prisoners in solitary were seven times more likely to harm themselves than those in the general prison population. For people with pre-existing mental vulnerabilities, solitary confinement can be close to torturous Ron Hornberg, National Alliance on Mental Illness “It is pretty well established that solitary confinement has a very detrimental effect on a person’s mental health and for people with pre-existing mental vulnerabilities it can be close to torturous,” said Ron Hornberg of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health advocacy group.* “It’s a sure-fire way to worsen symptoms.” Experts decry solitary confinement for Chelsea Manning after suicide attempt https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/24/chelsea-manning-suicide-attempt-solitary-confinement-health-experts https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/24/chelsea-mann...