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Al Jazeera
National
Jeremy Young

Solitary confinement is still widespread in US prisons and jails

A view from inside a solitary cell in Eyman Complex in Florence, Arizona, [via court documents/Al Jazeera ] (Restricted Use)

When Kwaneta Harris entered solitary confinement in 2015, she knew it would be much harder to keep in touch with her family. She was permitted one five-minute phone call every 90 days.

“I can’t even speak with my oldest daughter because she doesn’t live with my mom who basically has to give me a super quick rundown of everything,” she told Al Jazeera in a recent interview at the Lane Murray Unit in Gatesville, Texas.

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