When laboratory researchers wanted to study the effects of solitary confinement, they had to obtain special permission because mimicking the isolation of solitary confinement was considered so cruel to the mice. 

From the social framework surrounding solitary confinement, to its neurological impacts, the Mandela Rules, why solitary confinement in the U.S. is so unregulated, and more, this episode offers an important and unshakeable look in to the human rights implications of solitary confinement's use. 

Discussion features Clara Long of Human Rights Watch, Jean Casella  of Solitary Watch, and was moderated by Promise Fellow, Seadimo Tlale.