Solitary Confinement: Forced isolation-issues and concerns
One of the more disquieting trends prevailing in the American correctional system is the rising instances of drawn out and at times fixed practices of cruel solitary isolation in “supermax” prisons to detain prisoners that the government deem as extremely dangerous. Majority of these prisoners are detained for extended periods in solitary confinement facilities. In a number of states and in the Federal correctional system, there are a number of inmates that have been literally sent to harsh solitary confinement for all of their sentences in prison. For example, a set of prisoners in the Ohio correctional system have been designated ...