One in Five Ontario Prisoners Has Been Held in Solitary: Here’s What We’re Reading

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Here’s what we’re reading today.

1. Ontario has a shocking number of prisoners in solitary confinement

“Ontario’s solitary-confinement cells are stocked with a ‘shocking’ proportion of inmates who have mental-health issues, medical problems or other health challenges, including one prisoner who has spent more than four years in isolation, according to figures released by the Ontario Human Rights Commission.”

2. Forget the election: Hillary Clinton may be the most hated president of all time

“Hacked e-mails released by Wikileaks reveal the Clintons are exactly what their nemeses feared.”

+1: Donald Trump is running some very insecure email servers.

+1: How Obama’s been shaping his legacy.

3. Surviving the Fall of ISIS

“As Iraqi and coalition forces invade Mosul, the last ISIS stronghold in Iraq, the grim details of the extremist group’s rule come to light.”

+1: How Europe left itself open to terrorism.

4. The kink in Elon Musk’s hyperloop plan

“The dream of zipping from San Francisco to Los Angeles in 35 minutes has run into a few speed bumps.”

+1: Twitter trolls are a big reason why Salesforce backed out of takeover.

5. David Letterman shops at Target these days

“The former ‘Late Show’ host on the liberation of retirement: shaving optional, shopping solo and coming to terms with a certain late-night feud.”