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Stop Torture in U.S. Prisons!
By: Masha Medvedkov
Posted: May 13 09
Witnessed: 962 times
Regions: United States
Issues: Justice, Prisons, Torture
On any given day, as many as 200,000 men and women are locked in solitary in U.S. prisons - alone for 23 hours a day. This video captures the visceral experience and long term impact of that isolation. For more information about AFSC's campaign to stop torture in prison, visit: www.stopmax.org
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