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#Mandela Rules

The UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (revised 2015), setting baseline standards for humane detention conditions. Defines prolonged solitary confinement (over 15 consecutive days) as cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment.

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Updated November 10, 2025 Deportation & Immigration
Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Ongoing

Surge in Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention

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 threshold. DHS oversight offices were simultaneously decimated from 150 to 22 staff.

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