Denial of habeas corpus constitutes a form of social death for detainees

Evidence

What saved both her and her sister from madness was a feeling of responsibility for their mother. The living arrangements allowed the daughters to look out for her. This usually meant standing up for her with the correctional officers, who often treated Rasha’s mother, since she couldn’t communicate in English as easily as her daughters, with impatient contempt. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 120 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Habeas corpus petitions let prisoners challenge the legality of their imprisonment — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 250; Detention renders Muslim detainees as less than human through socially inflicted death; Familial responsibility can preserve sanity under indefinite detention — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 120 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Familial responsibility can preserve sanity under indefinite detention #complicates (0.72) — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 120