Social Workers Against Solitary Confinement – Rachel Frome, MSW

Episode 22
Guest: Rachel Frome, MSW
Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW

Rachel Frome, Program Coordinator of Social Workers Against Solitary Confinement, makes the case for abolishing solitary confinement and its connection to the broader fight to end mass incarceration. She details the severe mental health impacts of solitary, exposes how euphemisms like "administrative segregation" obscure the reality of the practice, and describes alternatives and organizing strategies. Rachel also speaks directly to social workers—including those working inside these systems—about their role and responsibility in this work.

In this episode:

• The mental health impacts of solitary confinement and how it causes and worsens psychological harm
• How "administrative segregation" and similar language is used to deny the reality of solitary confinement
• Alternatives to solitary and the challenges of organizing for its abolition
• The connection between ending solitary confinement and ending mass incarceration
• The role of social workers—including those inside these systems—in this fight

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Email contactSWASC@gmail.com
Rachel's email rachelfrome@gmail.com

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"District Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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