As COVID-19 Spreads In Prisons, Lockdowns Spark Fear Of More Solitary Confinement
With many U.S. prisons on lockdown amid the pandemic, keeping prisoners in their cells has emerged as a way to stop viral spread. Advocates worry that will increase the use of solitary confinement.
Prisons across the country have placed prisoners on lockdown — they're kept in their cells mostly around-the-clock — as a way to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Now prison reformers are worried that the response has increased the use of a practice they've long fought: solitary confinement.
"We're starting to see an alarming trend in light of COVID-19," says Jessica Sandoval of , a coalition of groups fighting solitary confinement,
