Last Days of Solitary

FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world.

Season 2017 Episode 8 | 114m 46s | CC

The U.S. is the world leader in solitary confinement, with more than 80,000 prisoners being held in isolation. FRONTLINE goes inside one state’s ambitious attempt to decrease its use of solitary. "Last Days of Solitary" also investigates what happens when prisoners who have spent considerable time in isolation try to integrate back into society.

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