The number increased 500 percent in 2020, with about 300,000 people in solitary confinement at any one time.
David Cicilline: “The number increased 500 percent in 2020, with about 300,000 people in solitary confinement at any one time.”
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Cicilline highlights the dramatic rise in solitary confinement during the pandemic.
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