Confronting Solitary Confinement in Prisons

The use of solitary confinement in our prisons is
increasingly coming under scrutiny and criticism. On December 10, Human

Rights

Day, Temple Kol Tikvah in Sharon will be hosting a reading/performance

at

7:30pm which will feature stories of survivors of solitary confinement

and

their loved ones. This resource, distributed by The National Religious

Campaign Against Torture, powerfully weaves together excerpts of

letters, blog entries,

government reports, and speeches of family members and survivors, all

organized

into a one-hour readers’ theater format. Adults and teens are invited to

participate, either as readers or as audience members. We hope that this

new

resource and the powerful stories it includes will amplify the voices

calling

for an end to torture in our prisons. Temple Kol Tikvah is located at 9

Dunbar

Street in Sharon, and is handicap accessible. For more information,

please

contact Rabbi Kafka (rabbi@koltikvahsharon.org). Reading parts can be

assigned

in advance, or at the time of the event.