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HL HL5169
Solitary Confinement: Mental Health
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24 February 2025
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3 March 2025 · Answer
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3 March 2025
Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the psychological impact upon prisoners who spend long periods of time in solitary confinement.
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24 February 2025
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the psychological impact upon prisoners who spend long periods of time in solitary confinement.
Source: Lords
3 March 2025
Answer
Prisoners in England and Wales are not kept in solitary confinement. A prisoner may be removed from association where this appears desirable for the maintenance of good order or discipline, or is in the prisoner’s own interest. Prisoners in the adult pris...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-24/HL5169
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1777875
- uk · wq-1777875 · source updated 3 March 2025