Solitary Confinement: Cruel and Inhuman Solitary confinement is one of the most controversial and widely used forms of punishment within the U.S. prison system. Independent producer Claire Schoen brings us this story of nine former prisoners as they describe their experiences in solitary confinement. This story comes to us form the NPR series Hearing Voices.

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Solitary Confinement: Cruel and Inhuman

March 9, 20098:38 AM ET

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Claire Schoen

Solitary Confinement: Cruel and Inhuman

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Solitary confinement is one of the most controversial and widely used forms of punishment within the U.S. prison system. Independent producer Claire Schoen brings us this story of nine former prisoners as they describe their experiences in solitary confinement. This story comes to us form the NPR series Hearing Voices.

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