Soiltary confinement

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Solitary confinementAs of 8 am ET today (April 2), three volunteers have entered re-creations of solitary cells constructed in DC-area. They will stay in these 80-square-foot “cells” for up to a week, though they absolutely have the choice to opt out at any time they wish. The goal is to spark great conversations about the widely used and controversial penal practice of solitary confinement, as a complement to NGC’s premiere of Explorer: Solitary Confinement on Sunday, April 11 at 9PM ET/PT.

You can watch the whole experience live at

http://www.ExplorerSolitary.com and follow the three volunteers on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ExploreSolitary. The Web site also has more information about the three volunteers, including video interviews they gave before going into the cells.

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2 thoughts on “Soiltary confinement”

  1. If you want a scary look at solitary confinement (in this case France in the 1970’s), read “Catch Me if You Can” by Frank Abnigale, Jr.

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