AFSC's Bonnie Kerness on Solitary Confinement

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Bonnie Kerness, director of AFSC's Prison Watch Project discusses solitary confinement on New Jersey Network (NJN).

From the program description:
"On this week's edition of Due Process, Solitary Confinement - a cruel and unusual punishment, or an essential Corrections tool?

Sandra King introduces us to a man who spent 22 years in isolation, and hosts a spirited debate in the studio. This week's studio guests: Prof. Alexander Reinert of Cardozo Law School, Bonnie Kerness of the American Friends Service Committee's Prison Watch Project, and former New Jersey Corrections Commissioner Jack Terhune."

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