Solitary confinement has been around for centuries. Inmates are kept inside a cell that is approximately 80 square feet, smaller than a typical horse stable for 23 hours a day. In the history, there have different solitary confinements Walnut Street Jail in Philadelphia, Newgate Prison in NYC, Auburn Prison in Western NY, Eastern State Penitentiary Philadelphia and Sing Sing (Biggs 1). Inmates are placed in these isolation units for many reasons, as punishment, protection or education. Is this the only way to use of solitary confinement on juveniles who made mistakes in their lives? Solitary Confinement shouldn’t use for criminals, because its cause serious psychological consequences, self-injurious behavior, and anti-social behavior.
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Found in a survey “a third of solitary inmates were ‘actively psychotic and/or acutely suicidal’” ( Breslow 1) ,so that prisoners in solitary confinement become more dangerous. Moreover, this effect not only happened on adults, but also on young offenders. “The vast majority of youth suicides in detention occur in isolation” ( New York Time ). Anyone between the ages of 0-18 shouldn't be tried as an adult simply because they aren't an adult. They can not be held responsible fully as an adult. When they get into prison, others should not only give them some punishment, but also should teach and protect them in the prison. In history, people thought Solitary would make prisoners repent their offense, but it only got some better-trained thieves, killers, or madmen ( Biggs 1). When a man realizes the mental punishment is higher than physical punishment, he will hurt himself to find the way how to extricate. If solitary confinement couldn't change offenders’ behavior, and let them hurt themselves, solitary confinement should be …show more content…
When I saw the picture about teenagers whose age was younger than me, I felt so shock and commiserative. I read their stories, I could have the same feeling of facing with disappointed lives, such as JW, a boy fifteen-year-old, his parents were selling drags out of their house and never fed his brother, sister and he, so that they need to looking for food. Because of his irresponsible parents, he stayed in solitary for more than 1oo days. However, in the picture, he seemed very calm. Then I saw the picture of solitary confinement, every room is frosty and forlorn. Specially, when I saw the red solitary, I felt alone, hopeless and afraid; I want to scream because I thought that color is same with blood, it is a sensation of asphyxia. Even though, I only saw those pictures and felt frezon, how about the people who be detained here felt? How could they stay here for a long time? What did they think about in every
Found in a survey “a third of solitary inmates were ‘actively psychotic and/or acutely suicidal’” ( Breslow 1) ,so that prisoners in solitary confinement become more dangerous. Moreover, this effect not only happened on adults, but also on young offenders. “The vast majority of youth suicides in detention occur in isolation” ( New York Time ). Anyone between the ages of 0-18 shouldn't be tried as an adult simply because they aren't an adult. They can not be held responsible fully as an adult. When they get into prison, others should not only give them some punishment, but also should teach and protect them in the prison. In history, people thought Solitary would make prisoners repent their offense, but it only got some better-trained thieves, killers, or madmen ( Biggs 1). When a man realizes the mental punishment is higher than physical punishment, he will hurt himself to find the way how to extricate. If solitary confinement couldn't change offenders’ behavior, and let them hurt themselves, solitary confinement should be …show more content…
When I saw the picture about teenagers whose age was younger than me, I felt so shock and commiserative. I read their stories, I could have the same feeling of facing with disappointed lives, such as JW, a boy fifteen-year-old, his parents were selling drags out of their house and never fed his brother, sister and he, so that they need to looking for food. Because of his irresponsible parents, he stayed in solitary for more than 1oo days. However, in the picture, he seemed very calm. Then I saw the picture of solitary confinement, every room is frosty and forlorn. Specially, when I saw the red solitary, I felt alone, hopeless and afraid; I want to scream because I thought that color is same with blood, it is a sensation of asphyxia. Even though, I only saw those pictures and felt frezon, how about the people who be detained here felt? How could they stay here for a long time? What did they think about in every