Report to the 1998 UN Commission on Human Rights by the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women. Imagine being held day and night in a tiny, windowless cell.
Days go by without seeing sunlight or breathing fresh air.
Most days, the prison guards are your only contact with the outside world. You are not allowed to watch television, listen to the radio or even read a newspaper. The lights are never turned off and you are watched every minute of the day. For a growing number of prisoners in the USA, this is how they will serve all or part of their sentence. These conditions violate international standards for the treatment of prisoners and may amount to cruel and inhumane treatment.