Nicola L. Ridgeway Livres

The UN Special Report on Torture has denounced the use of solitary confinement beyond 15 days as a form of cruel and degrading treatment that often rises to the level of torture. Yet the United States holds more than 80,000 people in isolation on any given day. Now, for the first time, the founders of Solitary Watch have collected a dozen first-hand accounts of life in solitary confinement. These first-hand accounts are supplemented by the writing of noted experts, exploring the psychological, legal, ethical and political dimensions of solitary confinement.

The problem for everybody dealing with depression is that quite suddenly we are expected to understand, support and manage a completely irrational situation. It is impossible, of course. Yet it is important that the support team learns what to, and more important what not to, do. This title offers advice on this topic.