Amy Goodman
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When ICE puts migrants in solitary confinement, their suicide rates increase
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May 23, 2019
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2:40Now PlayingInvestigative reporter Spencer Woodman exposes how ICE is abusing migrants by placing them in solitary confinement, which has been shown to increase suicidality. "We came across ... hundreds of reports of detainees becoming suicidal in solitary confinement," he says. "Then, because of their suicidal impulses or even suicide attempts in solitary confinement, being moved to another solitary confinement cell designed to manage suicidal detainees."
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