Flooding in Solitary

Season 2014 Episode 7

About the Episode

It was once believed solitary confinement would reform misbehaving prisoners, turns out it may push them to the brink of insanity. In Solitary Nation, premiering Tuesday, April 22 on PBS and at pbs.org/FRONTLINE, FRONTLINE takes you inside Maine's maximum security prison, where a new warden is trying to move inmates out of solitary, which isn't as easy as you might suspect.

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Extras

"Hurricane Helene's Deadly Warning" - Preview

How Hurricane Helene became an ominous warning about America’s lack of preparedness.

0:31
BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 6: 'I Think There's Hope'

In the Lewiston shooting's aftermath, healing and recovery is taking many forms.

42:10
BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 5: 'We're Still Here'

Four members of Maine's deaf community died in the Lewiston shooting.

35:26
BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 4: 'They Controlled It All'

The politics of guns in Maine and “yellow flag” laws, which shaped the Lewiston response.

44:16
BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 3: 'Dereliction of Duty'

How did Army Reserve leaders respond to warning signs about the Lewiston shooter, a reservist?

39:33
BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 2: 'I Believe He Is Going To Snap'

Months before the Lewiston mass shooting, the gunman’s family & friends were trying to get him help.

40:52
BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 1: 'Did We Really Survive This?'

The mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, on Oct. 25, 2023, was the year's deadliest.

36:36
"Antidote" - Preview

An award-winning film that exposes the cost of opposing Vladimir Putin.

0:31
"Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages" - Preview

A look inside Alaska Native villages fighting for survival against climate change.

0:31
FRONTLINE: Always On

FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world.

0:30