Research paper

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Solitary Confinement

Olen Jessie

Department Name, Post University

CRJ 355: Prisoner’s Rights

Cassandra Garrett

9/5/2021

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Solitary Confinement

For this research paper I have chosen the topic of solitary confinement and the potential

abuses of prisoner’s human rights due to this practice. While prisoners serve their time, mental

health is a problem that effects prisons all across the country. The overreliance of solitary

confinement is having a wide range of negative effects, rather working on the rehabilitation of

prisoners.

The ultimate goal of prisons are to rehabilitate the individual that are incarcerated, but with

this prolonged isolation, this is creating more issues than it is solving. This paper will also be

looking into the roles of “supermax” prisons and how these facilities have utilized solitary

confinement as it primary tool within their facilities. The discussion to be had is whether or not this

treatment is justified or if it starts to violate their human rights or their 8th amendment rights.

My viewpoint on this topic is an agreeance with the use of solitary confinement, and that

prison are well within their right to use this punishment on prisoners. In my opinion, as a prisoners

you have given up your rights, and depending on the laws that you broke, you are at the will on the

prisons. Now all crimes do not warrant a prisoner being placed in solitary confinement. I believe

that if you have committed a violent crime (rape, murder, ect.) or have committed a violent act

while in prison, then is where you should be place in solitary confinement.

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Reference

ACLU Foundation, (2014) The Dangerous Overuse of Solitary Confinement in the United States

Gangi, A (2015) The role of solitary confinement and why it’s necessary