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"We can't treat human beings that way"; Colorado prison chief slams solitary confinement

He's in charge of locking people up in Colorado. But the State's chief of corrections Rick Raemisch is taking a stand against how his own prisons are run.Mr. Raemisch has strongly condemned his state, and the country, for putting prisoners in solitary confinement for months and years at a time --- and is working to change the practice in Colorado....

He's in charge of locking people up in Colorado. But the State's chief of corrections Rick Raemisch is taking a stand against how his own prisons are run.
Mr. Raemisch has strongly condemned his state, and the country, for putting prisoners in solitary confinement for months and years at a time --- and is working to change the practice in Colorado.

Listen to our feature interview with Rich Raemisch.