https://www.wrkf.org/tags/imprisonment imprisonment en-US Copyright Wed, 26 Feb 2014 02:44:00 GMT https://www.wrkf.org/law-and-order/2014-02-25/solitary-confinement-costs-78k-per-inmate-and-should-be-curbed-critics-say Former prisoners spoke about the effects of solitary confinement Tuesday in a congressional hearing aimed at banning it for some inmates. Solitary confinement is also extremely expensive, critics say. Wed, 26 Feb 2014 02:44:00 GMT https://www.wrkf.org/law-and-order/2014-02-25/solitary-confinement-costs-78k-per-inmate-and-should-be-curbed-critics-say Carrie Johnson, Bill Chappell https://www.wrkf.org/law-and-order/2014-02-25/before-lawmakers-former-inmates-tell-their-stories Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin is calling on federal and state prisons to ban solitary confinement for juveniles, pregnant women and the mentally ill. He held a hearing in Washington on Tuesday. Tue, 25 Feb 2014 21:00:00 GMT https://www.wrkf.org/law-and-order/2014-02-25/before-lawmakers-former-inmates-tell-their-stories Carrie Johnson