Wrongful Death in Prisons: A Rising Concern
Boise State Public Radio reported recently on the practice that places dangerous inmates in solitary confinement, only to then turn around and give him a cellmate when overcrowded conditions leave officers with no other choice. With overcrowding in prisons, officers who send inmates to solitary, often send them to cells that are solitary only in name. This means that more than one prisoner may be in a cell labeled “solitary” at a time. When conflicts arise in these small cells where inmates are forced to eat, sleep, and defecate in front of one another, these conflicts can often end in injury or death.
