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Solitary confinement
Author(s) -
King James Forrester
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/ajo.12967
Subject(s) - citation , library science , poetry , art history , computer science , art , literature
According to the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Mandela Rules), the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (Bangkok Rules), the United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty (Havana Rules) and the Special Rapporteur on Torture, solitary confinement should be prohibited for juveniles, pregnant women, women with infants, and for individuals with mental and/or physical disabilities when their conditions will be exacerbated by the confinement (1–4).