Word: hage
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...court decides that the prolonged pre-trial solitary confinement does indeed infringe on constitutional rights, the case could set a precedent, el-Hage's lawyers said...
...motion put forth by el-Hage's lawyers claims that solitary confinement alters a prisoner's mental state, infringing on his right to a fair trial by due process...
...argue that holding [el-Hage] in solitary confinement for an extended period of time is unconstitutional," said one of el-Hage's lawyers, Sam A. Schmidt...
...Stuart E. Grassian, who was a clinical instructor in psychiatry at Harvard until last year, delivered a report based on his four-hour meeting with the defendant. In the report, Grassian said el-Hage's mental state has deteriorated due to the effects of solitary confinement and continued confinement might make his defense impossible...
...last case that dealt with the issue of pre-trial solitary confinement, it had already been proven that the defendant was guilty of committing crimes from within prison. Because the government has no proof that el-Hage would be a genuine security threat from within prison, el-Hage's solitary confinement was unjustified, said Joshua L. Dratel, one of the defending lawyers...