In New York, inmates diagnosed with ‘serious’ disorders have been protected from solitary confinement. But since that policy began, the number of inmates diagnosed with such disorders has dropped

Christie Thompson (ProPublica)

This story was co-produced with WNYC. 

When Amir Hall entered New York state prison for a parole violation in November 2009, he came with a long list of psychological problems. Hall arrived at the prison from a state psychiatric hospital, after he had tried to suffocate himself. Hospital staff diagnosed Hall with serious depression.

In Mid-State prison, Hall was in and out of solitary confinement for fighting with other inmates and other rule violations. After throwing Kool-Aid at an officer, he was sentenced to seven months in solitary at Great Meadow Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison in upstate New York.

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