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good links on solitary from 2020 FFUP Report

 

TORTURE IN WI PRISONS: LINKS

2023 FFUP plea to USDOJ

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p0e1B1ttrB_anHs6mqTtv5B4yPH7rv-G/view?usp=sharing

2020 FFUP report “torture in WI prisons”

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MCoDgM4Ps5WDiiaJtvLuXXg9hJEPvr16/view?usp=sharing

Links to sources for Torture in Wisconsin Prisons

pg 4) 1994 Full memo Governor Thompson  to DOC Secretary Sullivan which had the effect of slowing paroles to a   trickle: https://casesprison.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/a-thompson-sullivan-94-memo-2.pdf

pg8)   CAT(Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment)

Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 39/46 of 10 December 1984,entry into force 26 June 1987

  in pdf Form: https://casesprison.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/cat-inpdf-form-3.pdf

  on web: https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/cat.aspx

 

pg 9) UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners .The (SMRs) were initially adopted by the

UN Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders in 1955, and approved by the UN Economic and Social Council in 1957. Revised as Mendela rules in 2015

       Here are original 122 Rules of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners which were revised by the UN in 2015.We include a summary of those rules done by a non profit stationed in the Netherlands:Applying the Nelson Mandela Rules from admission to release (8 pages) https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/10nelson-mandela-rules-summed.pdf

 

 COLORADO BANS SOLITARY OVER 15 DAYS :Colorado bans solitary confinement for longer than 15 days /Denver press  10 12 17 (2 pages) 

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/7colorado-bans-solitary-confinement-for-longer-than-15-days.pdf

       

pg 10) In his October 2016 final report on solitary, Special  Rapporteur Juan Mendez: ) Juan Mendez, Special    

Rappoteur of the Human Rights Council on Torture and other Cruel, inhuman or degrading Treatment (CAT) , called on the International community to, among other things,  impose absolute prohibition on solitary confinement exceeding 15 consecutive days.( 3pages)

 https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/9special-rapporteur-two-reports-on-solitary.pdf 

 

  In November 2017 , Standford  University came out with a report on how prisoners who endured long term solitary  were  doing after release. It sites the devastating effects solitary confinement has on anyone- whether they go into prison mentally ill or not. The realization that long term solitary confinement  actually causes mentally illness and a diminished capacity for success AFTER release is also  growing in this country:   

 https://casesprison.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/stanford-report-on-sol-long-term-effects.pdf

 

Long term solitary for anyone blasted by Supreme Court Justice Kennedy :

Justice Kennedy states that prolonged solitary confinement  is a violation of human dignity and is unconstitutional, not only when applied to people who are particularly vulnerable or sympathetic, but to everyone.( 2 pages) https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/8justice-kennedy-denounces-solitary-confinment.pdf

 

  Testimony of Former WI DOC Secretary after his night in solitary: Rick Raemisch former secretary of WI DOC , writes of his night in solitary (2 pages) https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/6raemisch-my-night-in-solitary-2014.pdf

 

 

pg14) Administrative Confinement rules changed at opening of Boscobel Supermax-

          before and after  compared

 

pg 15) Administrative Confinement- Administrative Confinement in Wisconsin- a dirty little secret”

 

           links to articles done by the WI Journal for Investigative Journalism :

 

1) sum: LaRon McKinley talks about what it is like being 27 plus years in solitary interview during hunger strike/http://wisconsinwatch.org/2017/04/nearly-30-years-in-isolation-an-inmate-reflects-on-time-in-solitary/)

         this has photos of his escape attempt and early history.

 

2) Wisconsin watch hunger strike articles ( 2016)this gives full view of hunger strike

 

pg16)  EXPERT REPORTS FROM CA LAWSUIT AGAiNST Overuse and abuse of solitary-ASKER VS BROWN

Our collective learning of the effects of long term solitary was advanced a great deal with the expert reports in the solitary confinement suit that ended CA overuse in Asker V. Brown: http://ccrjustice.org/expert-reports-ashker-v-brown

pg 17) rules that if broken, sends you to Disciplinary Segregation.(DOC 303.65 through 303.90)

pg19) Wisconsin prison officials quietly changed mental health status of inmates in solitary, psychologist says” by Center for Investigative Journalism

pdf file: https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/2wi-watch-boivin-article.pdf

web:http://wisconsinwatch.org/2017/04/wisconsin-prison-officials-quietly-changed-mental-health-status-of-inmates-in-solitary-psychologist-says/

 

pg 21) From the United Nations Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners, Adopted

            and proclaimed by General Assembly, resolution 45/111 of December 14, 1990:

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT)

Nelson Mandela Rules

the Nelson Mandela Rules,122 Rules of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners , were   revised by the UN in 2015. We include a summary of those rules done by a non profit stationed in the Netherlands

Applying the Nelson Mandela Rules from admission to release (8 pages) https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/10nelson-mandela-rules-summed.pdf

 

 

WI Center for Investigative Journalism did a series of articles an alleged guard abuse in 2014. The guards who were named in most of the complaints are now heading the solitary in WCI

links to articles on Center’s Website:

on web:https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2014/07/waupun-prison-guards-accused-of-abusing-dozens-of-inmates/

https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2014/07/40-allegations-of-guards-abusing-inmates-at-waupun-correctional-institution/

in pdf download form:https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/ww-wci-all.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/doc-on-wci-four-7-28-14.pdf

 

    Then the Madison Central office of the Department of Corrections enacted several new policies call DAI Policies which were aimed at remedying the violations of the 8th amendment against cruel and unusual treatment . These new policies, also, are largely ignored and not enforced. TWO EXAMPLEs:

https://casesprison.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/dai-rh-policies-not-done-sum.docx one example

https://casesprison.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/dai-policies-not-followed-notes-2017.docx

 

pg 35) the Employment and Training Institute of the university of WI – Milwaukee found that WI has

          the highest incarceration rate of Black men ages 18 to 64 in the nation

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/black-imprisonment-study-summary-1.pdf summary in pdf form

httpCs://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/blackimprisonment-1.pdf whole study

 

pg37 model  for Men’s Prisons? mental health treatment center in Fondu Lac WI..  home of Women’s

          prison TCI ( Taychedah Correctional Institution)

1)Power Point Close look at the mental health treatment center built for TCI, the women’s prison, as part of the lawsuit: Flynn Vs Doyle,06-C-0537. (11 pages) https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/3what-doesnt-kill-you-makes-you-stronger.pdf

2)WORD transcription of powerpoint report on Mental health Center at TCI

          

Reduce Prison population safely

1)FFUP submitted parole guidelines and rules proposals that would reduce the population of release ready OL law prisoners safely and effectively. The guideline would need no legislation:.

https://casesprison.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/rule-proposal-alone.doc

         

2)EBR, Evidence-Based Response to Violations can help end revocations without felonies: (effective 10/03/16): https://casesprison.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/ebr-and-revocations.pdf - these are guideline now and are mostly not followed

 

                                            Miscellaneous- pdf forms of some essays here:

 

2 essay by AC prisoner Norman Green ( Ras AtumRa Uhuru Mutawakill) 228971, CCI ( WI prisoner serving the most solitary time )

pg 33 “Common Ground” the way forward::  https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/5common-ground-by-uhuru.pdf

             description of solitary in WI: https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/uhuru-burning-souls.pdf

 

Rick Raemisch former secretary of WI DOC , writes of his night in solitary (2 pages) https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/6raemisch-my-night-in-solitary-2014.pdf

 

miscellaneous news and magazine articles on solitary

 

Opening the DOOR: What Will It Take to End Long-Term Solitary Confinement in America’s Prisons? Colorado Could Be the First to Find Out.2016 solitary Watch on Colorado’ s new way, led by former WI DOC Secretary,Rick Raemisch on web:https://solitarywatch.org/2016/04/29/opening-the-door/

 

ANNALS OF HUMAN RIGHTSHELLHOLEThe United States holds tens of thousands of inmates in long-term solitary confinement. Is this torture?

byAtul GawandeMARCH 30, 2009

       On web:http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/backissues/2010/12/in-solitary.html

       PDF:  https://casesprison.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/hellhole.pdf

 

EXPERT REPORTS ON SOLITARY CONFINEMENT

Expert Website : http://ccrjustice.org/expert-reports-ashker-v-brown

On March 13, 2015, CCR and co-counsel submitted 10 reports in Ashker v. Brown, our federal class action lawsuit on behalf of prisoners held in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) at California’s Pelican Bay State Prison who have spent a decade or more in solitary confinement. The reports were authored by experts in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, medicine, prison classification, prison security, international law, and international corrections. Together, these reports provide an unprecedented and holistic analysis of the impact of prolonged solitary confinement, and document severe physical and psychological harm among California SHU prisoners as a result of their isolation.

· Collins Expert Report.pdf

· Coyle Expert Report.pdf

· Hawkley Expert Report.pdf

· Keltner Expert Report.pdf

· Lieberman Expert Report.pdf

· Mendez Expert Report.pdf

· Redacted_Austin Expert Report.pdf

· Redacted_Haney Expert Report.pdf

· Redacted_Kupers Expert Report.pdf

· Sparkman Expert Report.pdf

According to the experts, prisoners subjected to prolonged solitary experience a form of “social death” that is not cured upon release, but rather lingers as a “post-SHU syndrome” characterized by social withdrawal, isolation, and anxiety. The profound impact of solitary is not just psychological; plaintiffs' experts also uncovered evidence that SHU prisoners experience unusually heightened levels of hypertension, placing them at risk for serious health consequences. The international and domestic experts agree that such prolonged isolation is not only unnecessary for prison security, but actually counter-productive, as well as a violation of international law.

Finally, plaintiffs’ experts demonstrate that social interaction and physical touch are basic and fundamental human needs, the deprivation of which has serious and irreversible impacts. These reports provide valuable new evidence for prisoners and advocates fighting to end solitary confinement across the country. For more more information on the case, see Ashker v. Brown.

The bigger picture

Mass Incarceration 

 

 

 

 

 

  MORE LINKS TO ARTICLES ON WI PRISONS AND BEYOND - will be making these more assessible.

TORTURE IN WI PRISONS

SOURCES’ LINKS

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/black-imprisonment-study-summary-1.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/how-we-got-this-way-no-accident.docx

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/1-1-aaaadministrative-confinenment-as-retataliation.pdf

 

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/cell-by-talib.jpg

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/health-scope-of-service.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/co-scope-of-mental-health-services.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/co-grievance-procedure.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/aclu-model-stop-solitary-act.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/flynn-vs-doyle-settlement-agreement.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/flynn-v-doyle-complaint.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/what-doesnt-kill-you-makes-you-stronger.pd

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/my-night-in-solitary.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/frontline-solitary.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/1cheaper-than-lab-rats.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/ghettopression-by-mustafa-el.pdf https://casesprison.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/chart-rev-over-half-admissions.jpg

https://casesprison.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/ebrv-guidelines-doc-2016.pdf

 

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/wci-data.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/unlockingamerica.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/ww-wci-all.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/wci-data.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/doc-on-wci-four-7-28-14.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/jess-memo1.pdf

https://casesprison.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/hellhole-continued.docx

https://casesprison.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/hellhole-continued.pdf

https://casesprison.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/hellhole-newyorker.docx

 

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/hellhole.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/uhuru-burning-souls.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/us-prisoners-not-human_.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/ghettopression-by-mustafa-el.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/cell-by-talib.jpg

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/prison-profiteers-are-neoslaveholders.pdf

 

 

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/unlockingamerica.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/black-imprisonment-study-summary-1.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/blackimprisonment-1.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/uhuru-burning-souls.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/us-prisoners-not-human_.pdf

https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/jess-memo1.pdf

 

 

 

Wisconsin prison officials quietly changed mental health status of inmates in solitary, psychologist says” by Center for Investigative Journalism https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/2wi-watch-boivin-article.pdf

Power Point Close look at the mental health treatment center built for TCI, the women’s prison, as part of the lawsuit: Flynn Vs Doyle,06-C-0537. (11 pages) https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/3what-doesnt-kill-you-makes-you-stronger.pdf

 Common Ground” an essay by AC prisoner Norman Green 228971, CCI ( 2 pages) https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/5common-ground-by-uhuru.pdf 

Rick Raemisch former secretary of WI DOC , writes of his night in solitary (2 pages) https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/6raemisch-my-night-in-solitary-2014.pdf

 Colorado bans solitary confinement for longer than 15 days /Denver press 10 12 17 (2 pages) https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/7colorado-bans-solitary-confinement-for-longer-than-15-days.pdf

Justice Kennedy states that prolonged solitary confinement  is a violation of human dignity and is unconstitutional, not only when applied to people who are particularly vulnerable or sympathetic, but to everyone.( 2 pages)

 https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/8justice-kennedy-denounces-solitary-confinment.pdf

Juan Mendez, Special Rappoteur of the Human Rights Council on Torture and other Cruel, inhuman or degrading Treatment (CAT) , called on the International community to, among other things,  impose absolute prohibition on solitary confinement exceeding 15 consecutive days.( 3pages) https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/9special-rapporteur-two-reports-on-solitary.pdf 

WI Center for Investigative Journalism did a series of articles an alleged guard abuse in 2014. The guards who were named in most of the complaints are now heading the solitary in WCI

links to articles on Center’s Website:

https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2014/07/waupun-prison-guards-accused-of-abusing-dozens-of-inmates/

https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2014/07/40-allegations-of-guards-abusing-inmates-at-waupun-correctional-institution/

 

the Nelson Mandela Rules,122 Rules of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners , were   revised by the UN in 2015. We include a summary of those rules done by a non profit stationed in the Netherlands

Applying the Nelson Mandela Rules from admission to release (8 pages) https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/10nelson-mandela-rules-summed.pdf

 

 

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