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On the recordJune 18, 2012
I am trying to zero in on a specific question. Do you believe that confinement, solitary confinement, 23 hours a day, five hours a week in which you are allowed to leave that box or something that size, do you believe based on your life experience in this business that that is going to have a negative impact on an individual?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin questions the impact of solitary confinement on individuals.

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