We work to end the abusive practice of solitary confinement in Arkansas prisons through transparency, narrative change, and public policy that replaces the practice with alternatives.
End Solitary
Together we will promote transparency through data collection and reporting on solitary confinement
Transparency
Together we will end the practice of solitary confinement in Arkansas jails and prisons.
Stop Usage
Together we will change the false narrative that we need solitary confinement to keep us safe.
Narrative Shift
Together we will replace solitary confinementwith incentive-based, program-rich alternatives.
Alternatives
Solitary confinement generally places of a person, alone or with a cellmate, in a locked room or cell for as long as 22 hours or more per day without meaningful access to human contact.
Access to exercise, programming, and family visitation is greatly curtailed or completely denied. People often receive food through a slot in the door and have “outdoor time” alone in an empty cage.
Solitary confinement inflicts immense suffering, causing people to deteriorate mentally, physically, and socially. It causes psychosis, anxiety, depression, and heart disease, and too often leads to self-mutilation and death by suicide and other causes.
About Solitary Confinement
Utilizing data, storytelling, artistic expression, and research, we educate Arkansans through public events that center the stories and experiences of individuals who are directly impacted by the criminal injustice system.
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