* Conflicting claims surround arrest of Pakistani woman Aug 7, 2008
Some campaigners believe Siddiqui was snatched by Pakistani intelligence agencies, passed to the Americans and held in solitary confinement at the US base in Bagram, Afghanistan. There she acquired mythical status X prisoner 650 X whose wails haunted other inmates. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Bin Laden Driver Convicted at Gitmo Aug 7, 2008
Hamdan's attorneys said the judge allowed evidence that would not have been admitted by any civilian or military U.S. court, and that interrogations at the center of the government's case were tainted by coercive tactics, including sleep deprivation and solitary confinement. Supporters of the tribunals said the Bush administration's system provided extraordinary due process rights for defendants. (Time.com)
The Candidates on Faith Aug 7, 2008
Even in solitary confinement, when everything else has been taken away, nothing can separate us from the love of our Creator. Page 1 of 2. (Time.com)
Pak woman with al-Qaida links held Aug 6, 2008
More recently, there were reports that she was being held in solitary confinement at the Bagram Theater Internment Facility in Afghanistan, where fellow captives were said to have nicknamed her Prisoner No.650 and the "Gray Lady of Bagram." One report said she had lost her sanity and cried all the time. There was no information about her children, two of whom were toddlers when she disappeared and the youngest was only six months old. (India Times, India)
An auspicious, bloodstained day Aug 6, 2008
I endured beatings, torture and long periods of solitary confinement in conditions not fit for animals. In 1999, the ongoing surveillance and intimidation by military intelligence made me concerned that any day I might return to prison. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
• Jury is out for Hamdan -- and the tribunal process Aug 4, 2008
Detention policymakers here and in Washington insist that none of the Guantanamo prisoners lives in solitary confinement ... Asked how Hamdan could be segregated from the rest of the approximately 265 prisoners yet not be in solitary confinement, Thomas said he would "cross that bridge when I come to it.". (Q13.com, WA)
Convict Cowboys Aug 3, 2008
Mess up and you go into Camp J, where you are stripped of personal possessions and live in solitary confinement. "If they want to be mean and nasty then we can be mean and nasty back to them," Mr Cain says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Cured typhoid patients 'locked in asylum for decades' Aug 1, 2008
Most of the women died in solitary confinement at the Long Grove asylum in Epsom, in southern England, it said. Most were given antibiotics to treat the disease, but according to two volumes of records discovered in the ruins of the hospital, and nurses who spoke to the network, some were driven mad by their prolonged detentions. (The Canberra Times)
Guantanamo jury to hear of 'oath' Aug 1, 2008
His lawyers say his statements to agents were made after suffering sleep deprivation, solitary confinement and sexual humiliation. Mr Hamdan, who was captured in Afghanistan in November 2001, is the first prisoner to be tried by the US for war crimes since World War II.. (BBC News -- Americas)
* Bin Laden's driver denies giving oath to al-Qaeda leader Aug 1, 2008
His defense team has been sifting through more than 1,000 pages of new records, some of them delivered after the start of trial, for material supporting Hamdans allegations he was subjected to sleep deprivation, solitary confinement and sexual humiliation during more than six years at Guantanamo. This story has been viewed 233 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Disputed interrogation allowed in Gitmo trial Aug 1, 2008
Defense lawyers have said Hamdan made the statements to McFadden under the effects of abuse including sleep deprivation, solitary confinement and sexual humiliation. Allred said confinement at is "undoubtedly an unpleasant, highly regimented experience, with instant rewards or loss of privileges for infractions." But the ruling, more than half of which was blacked out, said the discipline imposed on Hamdan did not have any bearing on the interrogation. (CNN -- World)
Controversial Evidence OK'd In Gitmo Trial Aug 1, 2008
Defense lawyers have said Hamdan made the statements to McFadden and other agents under the effects of abuse including sleep deprivation, solitary confinement and sexual humiliation. McFadden said Hamdan never complained of abuse to him and appeared to enjoy their conversation. (CBS News -- World)
Source at juvie jail: 'Somebody's going to die' Aug 1, 2008
Described as the "2-10-30 rule," the regulation places heavy restrictions on the number of days an inmate can be placed into solitary confinement, which is the primary form of punishment available to those seeking to change the behavior of already incarcerated juveniles ... Sources say that inmates quickly figure out the limitations placed on their captors, and could conceivably engage in an incident early in the month, do five days in solitary confinement, spend two days out, commit another... (The Trentonian, NJ)
Bin Laden's ex-driver denies loyalty oath Jul 31, 2008
Defense attorneys initially asked the judge to throw out all of the Guantanamo interrogations, arguing that he made the incriminating statements under the effects of abuse including sleep deprivation, solitary confinement and sexual humiliation. Showed no signs of impairment'McFadden testified that Hamdan was at ease during their interrogation, showed no signs of impairment and never complained of abuse. (MSNBC -- International)
Former exile made minister Jul 31, 2008
He was placed in solitary confinement while the government decided his fate. Black rights. (BBC News -- Americas)
Letter: Letter about Saudi Arabia leaves out its violent past Jul 31, 2008
And what about the Saudi blogger jailed for five months in solitary confinement in 2007 for criticizing Saudi religious, business and media figures. Well, let's not go there; after all, those are a sovereign nation's internal affairs. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Gitmo judge blocks use of interrogation Jul 30, 2008
Defense lawyers have been sifting through the prison records for material to support Hamdan's allegations that he was subjected to abuse including sexual humiliation, sleep deprivation and solitary confinement. Such evidence could buttress their claims that he was coerced into making incriminating statements to authorities. (MSNBC -- International)
Rebels in spotlight Jul 30, 2008
There was a small building at the end of a clearing which was an impromptu television studio, with lights and pictures on the walls of the founder of the PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, now serving a life sentence for terrorism offences in solitary confinement in Turkey. They gave us lunch and then, under the shade of a walnut tree swaying in a light breeze, the PKK also gave us what we came for - an exclusive interview with the leader of the guerrilla group. (BBC News -- Europe)
Prosecution lays out war-crimes case against bin Laden's driver Jul 27, 2008
Hamdan's defense lawyers raised questions about whether their client had been held in solitary confinement and subjected to sleep deprivation before the interrogations in which he made damaging admissions. They talked about guilt by association. (International Herald Tribune)
Detainee's words used against him Jul 26, 2008
Hamdan's lawyers say he has been interrogated by more than 40 US agents, and contend that all his statements were tainted by coercive tactics including sleep deprivation and solitary confinement. The judge, Navy Captain Keith Allred, has suppressed some of the defendant's statements, ruling that they were obtained through coercion. (Boston Globe)
Cooperation hurts inmate at Gitmo trial Jul 26, 2008
Hamdan's lawyers say he has been interrogated by more than 40 U.S. agents, and argue all his statements were tainted by coercive tactics including sleep deprivation and solitary confinement. The target of the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War II, Hamdan faces a maximum life sentence if convicted of conspiracy and supporting terrorism. (MSNBC -- International)
Lawyers say secret evidence shows bin Laden driver faced late ... Jul 26, 2008
Hamdan's lawyers say he has been interrogated by more than 40 U.S. agents, and argue all his statements were tainted by coercive tactics including sleep deprivation and solitary confinement. Today on IHT.com. (International Herald Tribune)
French fries helped calm bin Laden driver: witnesses Jul 26, 2008
Hamdan grew upset and uncooperative when he put in solitary confinement amid a series of interrogations, prompting a heated complaint by Crouch to military guards. Another time, Hamdan's mood lifted when he was allowed to call and tell his wife that he was alive seven months after his capture in November 2001. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Raucous rooster round-up Jul 24, 2008
After a two-week stint in "solitary confinement," the large, red rooster that terrorized visitors, businesses and homeowners near the Spotted Owl Folk Art Gallery on North Bend Way, is now strutting his stuff around a new custom coop. Gallery owner Bob Antone said that the bird, the sole survivor of four Polish chicks gifted to Antone's son from Opstad Elementary School teacher Karen Eddy, has made quite an impression on gallery visitors during his first year. (King County Journal Newspapers, WA)
Celil pleads for transfer from isolation Jul 23, 2008
In solitary confinement in China, prisoner tells relatives he's so desperate for sunlight and human contact he'll go anywhere, including a forced labour camp ... In the meeting with his mother, his sister and two of his sons, Mr. Celil said he was being held in solitary confinement and given just one meal a day, passed through a hole in his cell door every lunchtime. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Karadzic Hid In Plain View To Elude Capture Jul 23, 2008
He said Karadzic was hooded during the capture and kept for three days in solitary confinement. A judge ordered Karadzic's transfer to the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, to face genocide charges, war crimes prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic said. (CBS News -- World)
Judge Limits Hamdan Prosecution Jul 23, 2008
He had been bound hand and foot 24 hours a day, sometimes with a bag over his head, in what amounted to solitary confinement at Kabul's Bagram air base, Allred said in a 16-page ruling. "The interests of justice are not served by admitting these statements," Allred ruled, "because of the highly coercive environments and conditions under which they were made.". (Time.com)
Coerced Evidence Barred From Gitmo Trial Jul 22, 2008
Hamdan said he endured beatings and solitary confinement at the two locations. He pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of conspiracy and supporting terrorism. (KSBW 8, CA)
US trial rejects coerced war crimes evidence Jul 22, 2008
But Judge Keith Allred left the door open for the prosecution to use statements that Salim Hamdan made at Guantanamo, despite defence claims that all his statements were tainted by alleged abuse, including sleep deprivation and solitary confinement. Hamdan, who was captured at a roadblock in Afghanistan in November 2001, pleaded not guilty at the start of a trial that will be closely watched as the first full test of the Pentagon's system for prosecuting alleged terrorists. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
• Evidence against terrorism suspect barred at Guantanamo trial Jul 22, 2008
Hamdan testified during pretrial hearings last week that he was subjected to sleep deprivation, solitary confinement and sexual humiliation during interrogations at Guantanamo. Allred largely rejected motions to dismiss statements made during interrogations there, saying the techniques employed by detention officials could be "rationally related to good order and discipline.". (Q13.com, WA)
Hamdan: Guantanamo's Mystery Man Jul 22, 2008
For this reason, he has spent much of his time in conditions tantamount to solitary confinement. Hamdan blamed Swift for failing to improve his life on Guantanamo, often refusing to see him when he arrived and even firing him once, and went on and off hunger strikes, one of which ended with Hamdan being force-fed liquid nutrients in a restraining chair. (Time.com)
War crimes trial gets underway Monday at Guantanamo Jul 21, 2008
-- Who gets to decide. The Pentagon is withholding the identities of the 13-member jury pool brought to Guantnamo this weekend. (Anchorage Daily News)
Bin Laden's driver is in the dock, but America's war on terror is ... Jul 20, 2008
The driver is alleged to have gone mad as a direct result of being kept in solitary confinement for 22 hours a day in a tiny cell; he is hardly the ideal subject for the first major test of President George Bush's much-criticised system of military commissions to bring terrorism suspects to justice ... Nor is there is solitary confinement in Guantanamo, she adds, only "single-occupancy cells", and in any event prisoners communicate with each other by banging on their walls. (Independent)
Conservative Christian is Omar Khadr's last line of defence Jul 19, 2008
When the lawyer first met the detained Canadian, Mr. Khadr was still in solitary confinement. He had no hope; he didn't want to participate, Lt.-Cmdr. (Globe and Mail -- National)
• First Guantanamo war-crimes trial set to begin Jul 18, 2008
Allred has yet to rule on the admissibility of evidence obtained by Guantanamo interrogators after Hamdan was subjected to sleep deprivation, solitary confinement and sexual humiliation. The Yemeni prisoner testified this week about interrogation and detention practices he described as physically and psychologically abusive. (Q13.com, WA)
Bin Laden driver says U.S. coerced him Jul 17, 2008
In his testimony, Hamdan said he was repeatedly held in solitary confinement and sometimes deprived of sleep by Guantanamo guards who banged on his cell door every few minutes. He acknowledged, however, that he also took naps of up to three hours on some afternoons. (San Francisco Chronicle)
First Guantanamo video released Jul 16, 2008
"He was deprived of sleep by being removed from his cell and to another cell every three hours on a 24-hour basis for three weeks solid, followed by three weeks of deep solitary confinement," Mr Edney told the BBC.. Uncontrollable sobbing. (BBC News -- Americas)
Detainee challenges Guantánamo by describing life there Jul 16, 2008
His lawyers are asking a military judge to move him from what they call solitary confinement, claiming that he has been so driven to distraction by Guantnamo that he cannot focus on his case. In a white head scarf and a beige jacket with sleeves that were too long, Hamdan delivered something of a travelogue of his six years here. (International Herald Tribune)
Villawood denies staff sell drugs to detainees Jul 15, 2008
She wrote of seeing a detainee being "obviously out of it on drugs", and of another in solitary confinement who was being supplied with drugs. "The officers are now bringing drugs to him because he said that's what keeps him going," Ms Lovitt told The Age. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Brooke Hogan speaks about splintered family Jul 13, 2008
All I can really say is they threw him in solitary confinement and hardened criminals cant even stay in there for a couple of days, she said. When hes going crazy over the phone saying, I dont know if Im gonna be able to make it in here, you just try to tell him anything tangible that he can attach to. (MSNBC -- News)
Jailers, county officials weigh in on jail overcrowding Jul 13, 2008
Though not designed for this purpose, holding cells are being used to keep inmates in solitary confinement and to house inmates with nowhere else to stay because of overcrowding. Myers said the jail's 7x12 foot padded room, designed to hold one inmate who is deemed to be a danger to himself or others, is sometimes used to hold as many as three inmates. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
US deserter's incarceration decried Jul 13, 2008
"We have six cells and a drunk tank. It's Spartan accommodation, basically solitary confinement," he said, almost apologetically. "It's pretty tough time.". (Globe and Mail)
Canadian back home after Bulgarian prison ordeal Jul 8, 2008
Asked how he endured his ordeal, which included almost three years of solitary confinement and what his lawyer referred to as torture, Kapoustin, 55, replied: "God. Love. All of the things that each of us finds important. But sometimes it takes a tragedy to find these things.". Kapoustin was released Thursday after lobbying by Ottawa, but still had to pay a $20,000 civil fine before Bulgarian authorities allowed to him to leave. (Calgary Herald)
Canadian home after 13 years in Bulgarian jails Jul 7, 2008
"The first three years, they put me in solitary confinement in a cell about the size of a closet in your home. There was no window, and a 60-watt lightbulb," he said. During this time, he was routinely awakened in the middle of the night for beatings, something that he says still gives him trouble at nights. (Edmonton Sun)
Pitts: American civility, reverence go AWOL Jul 7, 2008
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More Top Stories Asia Pacific Headlines Jul 6, 2008
Quang was arrested the following month at his An Quang pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City and placed in solitary confinement. In December 1978, he received a two-year suspended jail term for "sabotaging the people's solidarity bloc, counter-revolutionary propaganda and exploiting religion to undermine security and order.". (Yahoo! Asia News)
PG officer slain in South LaurelFBI probes suspect's death Jul 4, 2008
White died Sunday while in solitary confinement in the Prince George's County Correctional Center. A medical examiner later found that White, of North Laurel, had been strangled. (Laurel Leader, MD)
Another View: Officers have a responsibility to set an example, speak up Jul 4, 2008
The 19 year old who was accused of killing county police Cpl. Richard Findley is dead, too, apparently because someone with access to a solitary confinement cell sneered at the law and anointed himself the Black Hand. Now, as the Maryland State Police try to determine what happened at the jail in Upper Marlboro, several correctional officers have declined to speak to investigators, and the county's public safety chief has had to order officers to cooperate. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Not Guilty Pleas, No Bail For Airport Plot Suspects Jul 4, 2008
After his arrest last summer, Defreitas was held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he was kept in solitary confinement ... The solitary confinement is unnecessary and detrimental to my health, Defreitas had said ... The case is still pending and no decision regarding Defreitas solitary confinement has been made, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney s Office. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Documentaries Jul 3, 2008
Meet Bobby Gilbert, Snake, who, because of his violent behavior behind bars, has spent 19 of his 43 years in the solitary confinement. Tune in Tuesday, July 1 at 12 a.m. ET/PT.. (MSNBC -- International)
LEONARD PITTS JR.: When did U.S. become such a rude nation? Jul 3, 2008
In those quarters, he is a war hero, having survived over five years of beatings, solitary confinement and deprivation in a Vietnamese prison camp, even refusing an offer of early release because it meant leaving fellow prisoners behind. But John Aravosis, who blogs on Americablog. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Food Crisis: Starvation around world Jul 3, 2008
It's a plea that rivals the poignancy of Oliver Twist, the Charles Dickens character who asks the workhouse boss for more gruel to silence his rumbling stomach - and gets banished to solitary confinement instead. That plea is coming from places like Haiti and Somalia. (Florida Times-Union)
WUSA9.com | Washington, DC | White Family Att... Jul 3, 2008
White was in solitary confinement when correctional officers at the Prince George's County Detention Center found him unresponsive, sitting on the floor of his cell. A preliminary autopsy determined that the suspect died of strangulation and had two small bones broken in his neck. (W-USA News, DC)
The U.S. is powerless... Jul 1, 2008
I want Osama bin Laden to face a jury and to be convicted and to serve out his life in solitary confinement. That is what Bush should have done for the American people after 9/11/2001. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Griffin: The dilemma of an older Iranian man living in the U.S. Jul 1, 2008
During almost all of that ordeal, he was kept in solitary confinement. His only break came each weekday when he was taken out of his cell for 20 minutes, but blindfolded. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
Man Charged in Death of P.G. Officer Found Dead in Jail Jun 30, 2008
As a high security inmate, White was kept in solitary confinement and checked on every half hour. Authorities don't suspect fowl play. (ABC 7 News, DC)
* McCain's wartime 'jailer' endorses him Jun 29, 2008
Despite detailed POW accounts and physical wounds, Duyet said McCain made up beatings and solitary confinement to win votes. Duyet said one of the reasons he likes McCain for president was the candidates willingness to forgive and look to the future. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Vietnam jailer: I'd pick McCain Jun 28, 2008
Tran Trong Duyet denies prisoners of war were tortured and says John McCain made up his accounts of beatings and solitary confinement ... At the same time, he denies prisoners of war were tortured and claims the presumed Republican presidential nominee made up his accounts of beatings and solitary confinement in an attempt to win votes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Alcatraz has a hold on visiting ambassadors Jun 27, 2008
She ducked into the solitary confinement cell, too. "Quite creepy," she said when the door was opened a moment later. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
'Emotional suffering' prompted Patel to drop extradition fight Jun 27, 2008
"He was going to fight it - well when the time came to fight it, they put him in the solitary confinement; no bail, maximum security prison - over a period of time if you or I were in the same situation, I think we would also break down," he said ... "Here is a guy who is a professional surgeon - you put him in a maximum security prison, you put him on a solitary confinement as if he is the terrorist of some high degree," Dr Mehta said ... "Given time, he's going to break down, given time if you... (ABC Online)
How prison ‘only made her worse' Jun 27, 2008
It's a downward spiral, said a B.C. woman who once spent more than eight months in solitary confinement, and now works as a prisoners' rights advocate. It's easy to lose hope. (Globe and Mail)
Call sex crimes what they are Jun 26, 2008
The non-sexual torture ranged from beatings and suffocation, electrodes attached to genitals, and forced sleep deprivation, to prisoners being hung by the wrists from the ceiling and placed in solitary confinement until psychosis was induced. These abuses violate both US and international law. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Dignity of rehab Jun 26, 2008
Most of the cases sent to solitary confinement for a two-week stay were related to using thinner. Samsu was also available during certain periods. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Court rules for Guantanamo inmate Jun 25, 2008
"But Huzaifa Parhat is now in his seventh year of imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay, and he doesn't even know about this ruling because he's sitting in solitary confinement and we can't tell him about it. That's what we do to people in this country -- we put them in solitary confinement even when they are not enemy combatants.". A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Cmdr. (Los Angeles Times)
Obama requested 'ops-intel' briefing with Pentagon... Jun 25, 2008
" .. Informal chats Navy pilot John McCain was shot down during a bombing raid over the North Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, in 1967... He ejected from his aircraft and parachuted into a city lake - only to be dragged out by an angry crowd, barely conscious, and with two broken arms and a broken leg... From there he was taken to Hoa Lo prison, known to its American military inmates as the "Hanoi Hilton"... McCain has since described enduring months of solitary confinement and systematic torture... (The Drudge Report)
