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ACLU Asks the United Nations to Intervene in Alleged Torture at Montana State Prison

By The Associated Press

Story Created: Feb 17, 2010 at 5:41 PM MST

Story Updated: Feb 17, 2010 at 6:13 PM MST

HELENA, Mont. - The American Civil Liberties Union has asked the United Nations to intervene in the case of a Montana State Prison inmate the ACLU says is being subjected to "torturous" treatment.

The ACLU and the ACLU of Montana sent a letter to the United Nations special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, asking him to review the case of the inmate identified as "Robert Doe."

The ACLU filed a lawsuit against the state in December, alleging mistreatment of Doe, who at the time was 17. The lawsuit claimed Doe has a serious mental illness, had been held in solitary confinement for almost a year and had twice tried to kill himself.

The state's response to the ACLU lawsuit denies those claims. It also notes he is 18.

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