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U.N. to Investigate Treatment of Bradley Manning
"Manning's supporters say that he is in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day; this could be construed as a form of torture."
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23 hours a day in solitary confinement? Sounds like Lauren Canario's and my own experience in Hillsborough County DOC in Manchester, NH. That, plus being forced to wear a respiratory mask and rubber gloves during the one hour outside of your cell, is standard treatment for prisoners in Manchester who refuse to take the TB shot.