SOLITARY CONFINEMENT SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES POST-PRISON 

DEATH RISK 
Cornell University 
02/05/2020  
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-02-solitary-confinement-significantly-post-prison-death.html 

Professor​ of policy analysis and management found that 4.5% of inmates who spent time in 
isolation, even for just a day, died within 5 years of being released, 60% higher than those who were not 
placed in solitary. The study observed Danish prisons and jails between 2006 and 2011 and included more 
than 14,000 people. The study showed that those placed in solitary were mainly younger inmates that were 
serving longer sentences. By reviewing the government registers to confirm the date and cause of death, it 
was established that the majority of these deaths were caused by suicide, violence, or other non-natural 
causes.   
 

MICHAEL AVENATTI HAS BEEN KEPT IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT 

FOR ‘HIS OWN SAFETY,’ PRISON WARD SAYS 
CNN 
02/03/2020  
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/21/us/michael-avenatti-jail-conditions/index.html 

Due to the fact his notoriety, Michael Avenatti -who represented Stormi Daniels and 
was charged with fraud, embezzlement, and attempting to extort millions from Nike, has 
been placed in solitary confinement. According to his attorneys, the cell is freezing cold and 
is only allowed attorney visits and has had two medical exams. His attorney visits are 
non-contact, making it difficult to review documents. In order to see the materials his 
attorney brings, they must find a guard to take them and bring them to the section in which 
Avenatti is in.