Jerry Sandusky Case Summary Confinement Analysis

Jerry Sandusky was a football coach at Penn State who was arrested and convicted of the sexual abuse and molestation of at least 10 prepubescent boys (Bohm & Haley 2014). These heinous acts continued for at least 15 years before the truth came to light (Bohm & Haley 2014). It was said that Sandusky could have gotten at the most 442 years behind bars; however, he was only sentenced to 30-60 years (Bohm & Haley 2014). Sandusky used his title, charity work, and the school to get the boys who had no father at home to trust him (Lucas & Fyke 2014). Once he gained their trust that is when the nightmare began for these young boys. The acts that were committed by Sandusky were done so in the school's locker room, where he molded them into doing whatever …show more content…
For instance in the case of Woodfox and Wallace, they were placed in solitary confinement for 40 years, part of that was based on a lie from the guards (Bohm & Haley 2014). In a case where the inmates are placed in solitary confinement for a situation that they did not partake in, yes the inmate should be allowed to challenge this decision without repercussions from prison officials. It is in violation of the Eight Amendment to seclude an individual in isolation (Bennion 2015). Therefore, inmates that feel as though they have been sent to solitary confinement under false pretenses should have the right to challenge this decision. However, if an inmate is sent to solitary confinement for violent actions that have taken place inside the prison then no, they should not be allowed to challenge this, but their time in solitary should be monitored and not extensive. An inmate that is afraid of other inmates should be allowed to request solitary confinement at their choice. However, this would have to be serious fear, and the time in solitary would have to be limited until other means to rectify the situation could be reached. If an inmate requests to be in solitary confinement then they should be granted the due process rights of religion, association, and movement (Legal Match 1999-2018). If solitary is a request and not a punishment then the inmate should be allowed more freedom than those who have to be in there for their