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by jellicle 2366 days ago
Which health conditions are improved by solitary confinement?
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ChrisSD 2366 days ago
He was moved to a medical ward. He's not in solitary confinement.

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/30/jasa-m30.html

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actsof 2366 days ago
Not that it improves the condition, but psychosis leading to violent outbursts could be used to justify it. Anti-psychotics are also usually sedative in nature, which would explain the rest.
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banads 2366 days ago
That same justification was used against political dissidents in the Soviet Union

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_abuse_of_psychiatr...

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jessaustin 2364 days ago
Sure, but Russians are bad [0]. Western governments are good. So it's totally different!

[0] So we're told by noted perjurer (it's OK because he's good) DNI James Clapper!

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