Episode
Frontline: Last Days of Solitary
Overview
Inside one state’s ambitious attempt to decrease its use of solitary — and what happens when prisoners who have spent considerable time in isolation try to integrate back into society.
Details
- Series
- Frontline
- Season
- Season 35
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2017-04-18
Episode context
Last Days of Solitary is Episode 12 in Season 35 of Frontline. It aired on 2017-04-18.
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