Judaism and Solitary Confinement

by Rabbi Jonathan Crane
In this article, Rabbi Jonathan Crane examines Jewish texts about incarceration and claims made by activists seeking to end solitary confinement.
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But Does Torture Save Lives? The Rodef and the “Ticking Time Bomb”

by Melissa Weintraub
In this 2005 article, Rabbi Melissa Weintraub analyzes and ultimately rejects the defense of torture based on the idea that the use of torture will save lives because it will prevent terror attacks.
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