Public Reporting on Solitary Confinement in Australian and New Zealand Prisons and Youth Detention Facilities

This article discusses the issue of solitary confinement in Australian and New Zealand prisons and youth detention facilities. It highlights the known harms of solitary confinement on physical and mental health, particularly for vulnerable populations such as children, Indigenous People, and those w...

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Published inHealth and human rights Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 19 - 26
Main Authors FOULDS, JAMES, SHALEV, SHARON, MONASTERIO, ERIK, CAMPBELL, ALEX, SHUTTLEWORTH, REBECCA R., KINNER, STUART A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States President and Fellows of Harvard College 01.06.2025
Harvard School of Public Health
Harvard University Press
Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights
Subjects
Aboriginal Australians
Detention
Disadvantaged
Health status
Human rights violations
Indigenous peoples
Juvenile detention centers
Mandatory reporting
Mental health
People with disabilities
PERSPECTIVE
Prisoners
Prisons
Scrutiny
Solitary confinement
Violations
Vulnerability
Youth
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Summary:This article discusses the issue of solitary confinement in Australian and New Zealand prisons and youth detention facilities. It highlights the known harms of solitary confinement on physical and mental health, particularly for vulnerable populations such as children, Indigenous People, and those with disabilities. The article emphasizes the importance of transparent reporting and public scrutiny of restrictive practices to prevent human rights violations. It also calls for clear definitions, routine and mandatory reporting, and research to develop alternatives to solitary confinement. The article concludes by stressing the need for both countries to protect the rights of incarcerated individuals, especially the most disadvantaged.
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Competing interests: None declared.
ISSN:1079-0969
2150-4113
2150-4113