The Legal Eagles Legal Brief: The Case Of The Dangers Of Supermax Prisons

"In Madrid v. Gomez, a well-publicized suit challenging conditions at Northern California's Pelican Bay State Prison, a U.S. District Court judge ruled that confinement in lockdown units was harmful to certain inmates, notably those with mental illness or those at risk of developing them." -From, "Supermax Prisons Are Cruel and Inhumane" By: Spenser P.M. Harrington