Policy Practicum: Assessing the Neurological Effects of Solitary Confinement

This course combines intensive field research into the psychological and neurological effects of prolonged solitary confinement (including data collection from mental health questionnaires and structural magnetic resonance imaging scans) with doctrinal research into constitutional, statutory, and regulatory standards for solitary confinement to support client(s) involved in prison conditions litigation under 1983 (including the constraints imposed by the Prison Litigation Reform Act). Elements used in grading: Attendance, Performance, Class Participation, and Written Assignments.