Across the country, courts and prison officials have been wrestling with the issue of placing inmates in solitary confinement.

A 2015 settlement of a federal lawsuit on behalf of California prisoners ended indefinite solitary confinement in that state. In December, the New York Civil Liberties Union and prison officials announced an agreement to overhaul that state’s policies. Other states, such as Illinois, have also faced litigation over the practice, with claims of inmates being kept in solitary for decades.

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