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Should prisons ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles?
Results from New York voters
Last answered 11 minutes ago
Yes
351,270 votes
54%
No
298,476 votes
46%
Distribution of answers submitted by New York voters.
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Learn more about Solitary Confinement for Juveniles
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. See recent solitary confinement news