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Prisoner: 28 Years in Solitary Confinement Violates 8th Ammendment
Written by Pat's Papers | Friday, 29 April 2011 11:18 AM
On the front page of the Denver Post this morning is a 59-year-old man who’s been in solitary confinement for 28 years, the longest of any federal prisoner in the US penal system. His lawyers have submitted a 64-page brief, as part of a civil-rights lawsuit, that details his conditions over the years. The suit claims his punishment violates the Eighth Amendment, which forbids cruel and unusual punishment. The prisoner, Thomas Silverstein, was placed in solitary confinement after killing three inmates and a guard. Prison officials say he is a high ranking member of prison gang, the Aryan Brotherhood.
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