Chelsea Manning's 14 days in solitary for suicide attempt is 'cruel and inhuman'

Re:Chelsea Manning's 14 days in solitary for suicide attempt... by DanBC on Sunday September 25, 2016 @07:44PM (#12578097)

Solitary confinement probably doesn't prevent death by suicide.

Solitary confinement and 24 hour arm's length supervision might, while it's happening. But it doesn't do anything to prevent the desire and probably makes the thought worse.

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Re:Chelsea Manning's 14 days in solitary for suicide attempt... by pbhjpbhj on Monday September 26, 2016 @01:04PM (#12583536)

There are probably stats on it. I'd have thought solitary would reduce immediate success in suicide and hence also reduce immediate desire. But yes, it's going to be very bleak to be under that sort of regimen and I'd also expect the thought to be worse.

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