Prison just got a little more social. On Wednesday, New York State agreed to limit solitary solitary confinement in prisons, sparing inmates under 18 and pregnant woman from isolation. The change came after a lawsuit against the Department of Corrections. The agreement also limits solitary confinement to a maximum of 30 days for those who are developmentally disabled. Currently, 3,800 state prisoners are confined in "extreme isolation" cells.
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