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"We Didn’t Isolate Them, We Separated Them"

Former warden Gary Henman defends the Marion model from criticism that it is inhumane.

Aired 04/21/2014 | Rating NR

FRONTLINE

"We Didn’t Isolate Them, We Separated Them"

Clip: Season 2014 Episode 7 | 13s

Former warden Gary Henman defends the Marion model from criticism that it is inhumane.

Former warden Gary Henman defends the Marion model from criticism that the long-term isolation violates inmates’ constitutional rights.

Aired 04/21/2014 | Rating NR

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Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the Ford Foundation. Additional funding...

"Behave Yourself"

Clip: S2014 Ep7 | 39s | Former warden Gary Henman on how his Marion model worked to modify inmates’ behavior. (39s)

"Being Locked Down Was the Worst Medicine"

Clip: S2014 Ep7 | 58s | Former warden Gary Henman says inmates hate isolation, which is why it usually works. (58s)

Fishing in Solitary

Preview: S2014 Ep7 | 58s | Even in solitary, inmates find ways to smuggle contraband from cell to cell. (58s)

Flooding in Solitary

Preview: S2014 Ep7 | 2m 53s | Does solitary confinement help or hurt prisoners? Some say it pushes them into insanity. (2m 53s)

"It Only Takes One Rotten Apple"

Clip: S2014 Ep7 | 1m 12s | Former warden Gary Henman on his strategy at Marion to keep the worst inmates in isolation (1m 12s)

The "Marion Model"

Clip: S2014 Ep7 | 34s | Former warden Gary Henman on why he decided to ease restrictions on some Marion inmates. (34s)

"Solitary Nation" - Preview

Preview: S2014 Ep7 | 31s | With unprecedented access, FRONTLINE uncovers the raw reality of solitary confinement. (31s)

The Sounds of Solitary

Preview: S2014 Ep7 | 3m 3s | People think isolation is what drives some prisoners crazy. It might actually be the noise (3m 3s)

"They Had to Do Something"

Clip: S2014 Ep7 | 45s | Former warden Gary Henman on why the lockdown at Marion federal prison was necessary. (45s)

A Total Lockdown

Clip: S2014 Ep7 | 39s | Former warden Gary Henman on how a 23-year prison lockdown began at Marion federal prison. (39s)

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