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# solitary

All time
Nine prisoners have been held in solitary confinement for over 12 months
Almost 250 inmates in Irish prisons separated from general population
Use of 23-hour solitary confinement has dropped by 76% in nine months
40 per cent of prisoners in St Patrick's are on protection
UN calls for an end to solitary confinement as punishment