Solitary confinement

Solitary confinement is used to keep prisoners who aren’t following the rules or they are in there for their own protection. They could be sent there for violation of rules, Illegal contraband,assaulting another inmate or employee, starting riots and other various reasons.Solitary has been around since the 18th century especially in Europe and here in the United States and lately it’s becoming an issue about the practice of it mostly because it was being used on juvenile delinquents and Barack…

The first use of solitary confinement was in 1787. It was first used on a group of prisoners and it was believed if people were left alone in almost complete silence, they would feel repent for what they did. In the article, the author Dana Liebelson uses multiple real life examples to show how solitary confinement can have horrifying, long-lasting effects on people, especially children and young adults. Specifically the author uses the stories of a 17- year old named Kenny, and a 16- year old…

unsettling reality, no mental stimulation in order to get better. By locking herself away in the nursery she unknowingly put herself on a course that would lead to her mental breakdown, this breakdown can also be seen in prisoners subjected to solitary confinement. At the start of the…

McLeod (2016) stated that prisoners arrived in their small cells with bare walls, barred doors and windows blindfolded, and then stripped naked, dispossessed of their personal possessions, given prison clothes comprised of a smock with their number written on it, no underclothes, a tight nylon cap and beddings, and were called only by their prisoner numbers. This process referred to as the deindividuation or loss of individuality, was to make the prisoners feel anonymous as the prisoners can…

In his letters and writings, Stroman offer a detailed portrait of his life inside the prison. He mentioned that his days began around 3:00 a.m. with banging and slamming of steel gates and doors. Later, each inmate has a bathroom sized cell. Even in his deepest sleep he could feel vibration in his body. Later, the guard would bark, “Chow Time! Chow Time! Lights on if you are eating.” Further Mark said, there was not much time to snap out of bed and secure the breakfast. If by any chance, the…

A Time Out is all you Need Imagine that you are sitting in a jail cell with nothing but some books and dictionaries. You decide to pick them up, read them and copy them down because what else are you supposed to do in a boring, old jail cell. Do you believe this would change you? Do you think it would spark interests that you didn’t know that you possess? In “Literacy Behind Bars”, by Malcolm X the author tells us about his experience of being in jail and how it manifestly changed his…

Solitary confinement is so damaging to the human psyche that it is actually where half of the prison suicides take place. Solitary confinement is so unnatural and causes a list of negative effects on inmates. They begin to hallucinate, have panic attacks, paranoia and have difficulty with concentrating, thinking and using their memory. There haven’t been many studies on human subjects regarding solitary confinement because no university will let that happen…

This justice article defines, examines, and evaluates super-maximum correctional facilities, their individual state policies, and certain characteristics incarcerated inmates exhibit. This article provides insight into how various states’ super-maximum facilities operate, from utilizing specific criteria to define and admit a super-maximum inmate, to how each individual facility deals with these problem inmates. To better understand the use of admission criteria to define an inmate, one must…

The life and conditions the convicts of Port Arthur endured can only be described as 'Hell on Earth'. Life at Port Arthur was supported by the laboring backs of second offenders. It was a place feared by all and only the toughest survived. Brutal and inhuman punishments were given without mercy, and the will of many were shattered after a lashing or a week with only their thoughts for company. The months long voyage to Port Arthur was full of cramped spaces, a cacophony of whooping coughs and…

Isolated far away from the reach of civilisation, is a stone, concrete fortress, which houses the scum of the world. I was one of them. In this place the dreams of every person are crushed with the weight of pure isolation and solitude. The cold, merciless bars and the constant darkness of the cells engulf us in a pool of frustration and despair. You see nothing and all you can do is aimlessly grasp about the lifeless walls, hoping to somehow grab onto the dream. All you hear are the clanging of…