Suicides in Solitary Confinement

The United States Accountability Office conducted a study which they published in my of this year that found from 2008 through February this year, the number of prisoners in solitary confinement rose approximately 17 percent. The National Study of Jail Suicides conducted by The National Center on Institutions and Alternatives in 2010 found that 2 out of 3 prisoners who commit suicides are held in solitary confinement. In addition, they found that well over 400 inmates take their lives each year and most jail suicide victims were placed in isolation. That's Approximately 260 inmate per year taking their own lives in solitary confinement in the United States alone.