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New Jersey Inmate To Challenge Solitary Confinement In Court, Reports Say

A Union County Superior Court judge will review the claims of prison inmate Lester Alford, an admitted street gang member, who said his eight years spent in solitary confinement exemplifies cruel and unusual punishment, according to nj.com

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