Legal perspectives on solitary confinement in Queensland.

Brisbane : University of Queensland, 2020.

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Solitary confinement -- Australia.

Solitary confinement -- Queensland.

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Executive summary

1. Solitary confinement: an introduction

2. Solitary confinement in Queensland : a legal overview

3. Reported case law concerning solitary confinement in Queensland

4. Coroner's inquest findings in Australia

5. The experience of prisoners in solitary confinement in Queensland

6. Solitary confinement and the Queensland human rights act

7. Alternatives to solitary confinement

8. Findings and recommendations.

Many prisoners in Queensland are held in solitary confinement, often for lengthy periods of time. The recent passing of the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld), as well as Australia's ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture, will require Queensland Corrective Services to rethink its approach to solitary confinement. This project was a partnership between UQ and Prisoners Legal Service and engaged volunteers and students in empirical and documentary research. Our research suggests that solitary confinement should be abolished because of its profound impact on prisoners' health and well-being. Substantial reforms are necessary to avoid future litigation and end a practice that causes significant harm to vulnerable individuals. - Publisher's website.

90 p. ; 30 cm