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H.R.4972 End Solitary Confinement Act
Restricts the use of solitary confinement in federal prisons, which mental health experts consider a form of torture (118th Congress)
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UN Mandela Rules classify solitary >15 days as torture; APA documents severe psychological harm from prolonged isolation.
UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules), Rule 44: solitary confinement exceeding 15 consecutive days constitutes torture
- U.S. Const. amend. VIII — prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment
- APA (2020): prolonged isolation causes documented severe psychological harm including psychosis
End Solitary Confinement Act. Prolonged solitary confinement causes documented severe psychological harm and is considered torture under international law (UN Mandela Rules).