The truth about solitary confinement

"Who would want to lock somebody in a room the size of your bathroom and leave them in there for three years...and expect them to come out in the same condition that they went in? That's insanity."<br />A new bill in Washington, DC seeks to end the district’s use of solitary confinement in jails. <a href="https://therealnews.com/rattling-the-bars" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Rattling the Bars'</a> Mansa Musa speaks with two formerly incarcerated organizers: Herbert Robinson and Cinquan Umar Muhammad of the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/unlocktheboxnow/?hl=en" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Unlock the Box DC</a> campaign, which advocates for an end to the barbaric practice of solitary confinement around the country and to pass the new <a href="https://erasesolitary.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">ERASE Bill</a>.<br /><br />Studio / Post-Production: Cameron Granadino<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rattling-the-bars--4799829/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Help us continue producing Rattling the Bars by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.</a></b><br /><b><br /></b><a href="https://therealnews.com/eos-pod-subscribe" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Sign up for our newsletter</a><br /><a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Like us on Facebook</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Follow us on Twitter</a><br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rattling-the-bars--4799829/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Donate to support this podcast</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.</a><br /><b></b><br /><b>Follow us on:</b><br /><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/therealnews.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Bluesky: @therealnews.com</a><b><br /></b><a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Facebook: The Real News Network</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Twitter: @TheRealNews</a><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">YouTube: @therealnews</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/therealnewsnetwork/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork</a><br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b></b></a><br /><b></b><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b>Become a member and join the Supporters Club for The Real News Podcast today!</b></a>