Report on Solitary Confinement of Women in the US

A thorough overview of the situation of women locked in solitary confinement in the US. The situations of young girls, older women, trans women, and those in immigrant detention are addressed, along with policy recommendations to curb this barbaric practice.

More attention has been placed on women in prison and on solitary confinement in general, but still, little attention has been paid to the specific plight of women in solitary confinement. Vulnerable populations, including pregnant people and women with mental illness, are still being placed into solitary confinement, and not enough is being done to enforce limitations on such placements.

SOURCE: ACLU • LAST UPDATED: June 28, 2019