UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Mandela Rules) — Rules 43-46
Prohibit prolonged solitary confinement (over 15 consecutive days), define solitary confinement as 22+ hours daily without meaningful human contact, and bar its use on prisoners with disabilities whose conditions would worsen.
Florida immigration detention centers are sites of documented torture including a punitive cage device, prolonged solitary confinement, unsanitary conditions, and enforced disappearances facilitated …
Amnesty International conducted a research trip to southern Florida in September 2025 and published findings in December 2025 documenting …
'Alligator Alcatraz' (Everglades Detention Facility) operates OUTSIDE federal oversight, without the basic tracking systems used in ICE …
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Updated November 10, 2025Deportation & Immigration
Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law ConcernOngoingReported record
10,500+ people subjected to solitary confinement in immigration detention over 14 months, with usage surging under the Trump administration. Nearly 75% of placements exceeded the UN's 15-day torture …
Over 10,500 people were placed in solitary confinement in immigration detention centers between April 2024 and May 2025.
The monthly rate of solitary confinement use under the second Trump administration was twice the rate from 2018-2023 and more than six times …