Interfaith groups urge end to solitary confinement
An interfaith coalition is urging Congress to end solitary confinement, which they said is a “harmful, costly and ineffective practice.”
Muslim, Jewish and Christian faith leaders joined the National Religious Campaign Against Torture to break a 23-hour nationwide fast June 19 at a press conference in Washington following the first-ever congressional hearing on solitary confinement.
“We’re breaking our fast with a commitment that this issue is not over [and] that we’re going to give even more energy to our effort to make sure that no one has to spend time in solitary confinement,” said Richard Killmer, NRCAT’s executive director and a Presbyterian minister.
