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

On the recordFebruary 2, 2022
The number increased 500 percent in 2020, with about 300,000 people in solitary confinement at any one time.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Cicilline highlights the dramatic rise in solitary confinement during the pandemic.

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