In January 2016, President Obama issued a series of executive actions banning federal prisons from using solitary confinement to punish juveniles and prisoners who commit low level infractions. His orders also lowered the number of days an adult inmate could be subject to solitary confinement from 365 days to 60 days. A recent study found that prisoners who were subject to solitary confinement were 20-25% more likely to be repeat criminal offenders than prisoners who avoided it.
In practice, solitary confinement is used to deal with problematic kids that the staff of the prisons just don't want to deal with. If we can limit its use to exceptionally violent kids or kids who are being molested, or attacked in prisons by inmates or staff, I think solitary confinement can work.
Yes, we should be investing in mental and psychological care for these young individuals and increasing policies that prevent the disadvantaged youth from entering into situations that lead to something like solitary confinement. Most humans aren't born to want to be bad in their society.
@9RLKB3RWomen’s Equality2 days
Wow, I agree with someone from Florida :)
I think the inmates have to much rules and laws while in prison. they should hate prisons and not want to go back but if they are getting treated how they would out in the real world then it is pointless to have prisons in the first place. make the prisons a hell hole and get the individual to become a better person and not want to go back to prison
No, those who receive solitary confinement are there due to predisposed behavior rather then solitary being the cause for the increased likelihood of becoming a repeat offender.
I think that rather than define the days of solitary, we should increase the amount of work required of every prisoner. Less gym time, less TV and recreational time as well as social contact time between inmates. Prison should not become a "higher education" system for prisoners to get their masters in criminal activity.
Having worked with juveniles who can be a danger to themselves and others, I know how violent they can become. I believe solitary confinement should be used only for situations where other interventions are not successful in preventing harm to self or others, but should not be eliminated as a last effort. There should also be greater training for staff members in interventive methods.
Yes, studies have shown how detrimental solitary confinement can be, and with juveniles brains still developing, it is imperative that they are not subjected to this punishment measure.
Youth do well with platonic/apprenticeship relationships. When you isolate them, they make their own rules. Let's create more relationship opportunities to positive roll models and less isolation.
Yes, if you deserve it. We are all accountable for our actions. No said juvenile detention was fun.
I think the major issue with children is the breakdown of the family. Children are growing up in a lawless generation. Anything goes. A drug addict can have multiple children and they are left for the public to take care of. There should be consequences.
Yes, and we should create more Christian spiritual programs to help prevent and rehabilitate criminals.
Yes, solitary confinement is cruel and unusual and should be banned for anyone.
This is a Catch 22 question. They say solitary confinement is not ok for juveniles, yet, if they are housed with other criminal elements, they can be attacked and would not be protected. Which is worse?
Make prisons solitary but reformative. Have books to read. Options of writing to a random pen-pal who's not in prison. The goal being that prisoners can't socialize together, organize, and fed off of each others' criminal way of life.
Prisons should be abolished in favor of financial punishment, death, or banishment
Solitary confinement should be banned for all humans. It is inhumane.
No, if they cannot abide by the conventions of living with the prison population, they have earned solitary confinement.
Yes, but only if the individuals show a totally a unrelenting trend toward gang activity or violent behavior. Michael Brown was a juvenile and tried to kill a law enforcement officer. Case closed!
No because if juveniles do adult-like actions then they should be charged as an adult.
I think all prisons should be considered solitary confinement. It should not be a learning, entertainment or social environment.
I would like to hear what psychologist have to say about its effect on the kids.
No, but if a juvenile displays behavior warranting solitary confinement, then they should be confined but visited by adults for specific periods of time.
Yes solitary confinement should be banned altogether.
Imprisonment of juveniles is a questionable activity. This whole area should be re-thought. Effective rehabilitation measures should be sought and applied instead of incarceration for juveniles.
Juveniles deserve every opportunity to be rehabilitated, but those held in adult facilities should be protected from the general population of said facilities.
No, prison officials should determine who needs confinement based on security concerns for guards and prisoners.
Yes, unless it is for their protection.
No, humans are social animals that require contact or they go mad
no, but it should only be used under extreme circumstances.
No, the punishment should fit the crime, and if it does the time of solitary confinement shouldn't be for long, this is psychologically damaging and there should be more rehabilitation programs in place
@9RJ7K49Republican5 days
No, but make it more humane.
Ban solitary confinement as punishment. If it is necessary for the safety of an individual (if they are being put in danger by being in the general populous of the prison) then they should be in a separate section but not a tiny box with no human interaction.
Yes we should ban it for all age groups and create more social programs to help prevent and rehabilitate criminals
Yes, it is a cruel and unusual punishment not just for children, but for adults as well
Yes, If it were me i would feel like i was going crazy they are children and go thruogh hormons emotions and many other things i would feel like i was going crazy what you should be doing is make special programes to help them mentaly and fisacly alog with support we dont understand everything they have been throught and if there are bloblem where they need to be seprated its okay but only for a surten period of time and maybe someone to talk to maybe someone who can i understand.
Depends on crime and whether juvenile has hope for reform.
Depends, what’s the alternative?
Do not have much knowledge of this
Yes, it is severely psychologically damaging to young undeveloped minds Also, we should create more social programs to help prevent and rehabilitate criminals
Yes, this is cruel and unusual punishment.
Only if they present a threat to the other inmates around them, and they shouldn't be confined for too long as it can damage their undeveloped minds and lead to mental illnesses.
Yes, but it should be allowed for them to be separated from other inmates.
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Solitary confinement should only be used and necessary if the inmate is a danger to themselves and other inmates, but they should still put more effort into programs to help rehabilitate criminals.
Yes but matters what the crime is
It depends if the solitary confinement is at a moderate.
Yes, but it still should be used for the protection of other inmates if one is a danger to them or themselves
yes and no, to show the kids whatever bumb things they are doing that can happen to them.
if their crime is bad enough then yes if they are a threat to other inmates
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