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https://blogs.icrc.org/law-and-policy/wp-content/uploads/sites/102/2016/07/solitary-confinement-icrc-panel.jpg1400933Penitentiary authorities around the world have increasingly turned to restrictive detention regimes such as solitary confinement to manage high risk detainees. What are the humanitarian consequences of this treatment in detention and how does it measure up with international law and standards? In recent years, there has been an increase in the use of solitary...