Incarcerated Persons’ Day in the Sun: Why Prisoners Should Have a Right to Fresh Air and Direct Sunlight

One word sums up the current state of a prisoner’s right s to fresh air and direct sunlight: conditionality. Because the rights are conditional in the United States, the sword of litigation hangs above prisons while residents are subject to violations of their limited constitutional rights. International law and medical research respectively recognize the right to, and need for, outdoor…