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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>The UN's
lead torture investigator says he is worried about increased use of
solitary confinement in U.S. prisons and wants access to California
lockups to ensure that prisoners' rights are being protected. "We should have more
justification" for putting prisoners in isolation, Juan Mendez, the UN's
special rapporteur (reporter) on torture told The Times’ editorial
board Friday. He called for greater scrutiny of prison systems that
routinely put inmates in solitary confinement.<br><br>http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-ff-un-torture-investigator-seeks-access-to-california-prisons-20131018,0,15846.story<br> </div></body>
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