Vermillion v. Levenhagen et al.
Solitary Confinement After decades in prison with zero incidents of violence and almost no disciplinary infractions, Jay Vermillion was summarily consigned to an endless term in the Indiana DOC’s departmental-wide solitary confinement unit. He would spend the next four years there on tobacco trafficking allegations—allegations that the prison later dismissed. During this time, Mr. Vermillion’s only outdoor...
