Solitary confinement

By and large, Ava quickly reached the conclusion she was no longer simply a woman seducing men for espionage, now she was a political criminal too. Realizing her larceny and godless existence might lead to her death, Ava plotted how she would use her charms to get through what she figured would be a lengthy imprisonment, if not torture and death. Every few days, when they shoved a bowl of gruel at her and some stale cheese, she flirted with the guards. When they questioned her, she followed…

“It’s an evil. Solitary confinement is the most torturous experience a human being can be put through in prison. It’s punishment without ending” –Albert Woodfox, served 43 years in Solitary Confinement. “Basically I lived in a tomb…I lost the will to live sitting in that tomb…you’re dead, you’re just dead.” –Brian Nelson, served 23 years in Solitary Confinement. Enclosing inmates in isolated cells for extended periods of time with severe restrictions in privileges is a popular disciplinary…

To the Gallows: Medieval Torture and Modern Torture The most painful torture device was called the rack. A person would be stretched until their body parts became dislocated. Some people stretched the body so far that they completely separate from the main body (Pegg 11-12). Medieval and Modern torture are two things that are alike in physical and psychological ways, but they are different in the severity and the ways in which we use them. The most popular kind of torture was done by hand.…

We are expected to discover new things about ourselves and our morality by using the online simulation titled, “Should You Kill The Fat Man?” By navigating through a scenario involving a runaway train and an evil fat man, the user of the simulation should finish the scenario feeling as if they learned something new about themselves. To begin, the answer four preliminary questions that establish our morality, and the extremes we will go to in order to make the best decision. Next, the simulation…

possibly replace solitary confinement, this is a preposterous idea since there are far more prisoners than there are guards. To start with, increasing security would be ineffective due to the fact that prisoners will effortlessly overthrow security guards. In fact, “Inmates reportedly overpowered an officer and took control of one side of the dorm, holding the officer for nearly an hour and a half.” (wach.com) Furthermore, increasing security guards in prisons as an alternative to solitary is…

is the discussion of solitary confinement. While many other countries have pulled the plug on this practice, American prison systems seem to be exploding in the opposite direction, increasing the number of inmates we maintain in solitary confinement at an alarming rate. This certainly leads to a rabbit hole of questions, but as we peer deeper into this form of imprisonment and break apart its layers, we can come to more educated opinions on whether or not solitary confinement is necessary, if…

Her parents have abandoned her while openly admitting to her that they regretted conceiving her. She is then placed in solitary confinement for almost a year of which she manages to be strong enough to push through. As the series progress, her true colours begin to show when she becomes less timid and becomes outspoken. She has been deprived of both her freedom and happiness for…

Have you ever taken your rights or possessions for granted? In North Korean labor camps, the prisoners are denied many of their basic rights and are given the minimal amount of food, clothing, and other necessities. Shin Dong-hyuk was born in one of these camps, and he tells his story through his biography, Escape From Camp 14. The book talks about many of the living conditions in the camps. The food, clothing, housing, and many other conditions are very different and much worse than those in a…

Prisons: Protests, Disturbances, and Riots mention that “administrative-control theory postulates that inmates come to experience a sense of injustice…” (1999, pg.327). Injustice would give reason for the inmates a reason to protest. In the Plot from Solitary, Ashker initiated the hunger-strike, along with three other inmates who shared a pod with him, to protest that the…

Solitary Confinement Solitary confinement has been around for centuries, which may have started in the early 1800s. The purpose of solitary confinement is to segregate individuals who have committed horrendous crimes, put other inmates' lives in danger, and possibly breaking a rule while being incarcerated. Solitary confinement isolates inmates in small units, inmates are usually isolated for 23 hours a day, ranging from weeks, months, and even years. Inmates serving time in solitary…