The Solitary Reaper

being held in solitary confinement in the United States right now, and that these 80,000 people come only from the 38 states that still utilize solitary confinement in their prison systems? If the goal of prison really is rehabilitation, the inmates should be helped, not harmed. Solitary confinement is inhumane treatment and therefore, it should be abolished. For those of you who don’t know much about solitary confinement, here is some background: not all states still incorporate solitary…

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.…

updates for solitary confinement cells. It was requested by staff and government several times that the jailhouse be upgraded to suit the basic needs of inmates. The cells received small modifications but this did little to help the situation. These unsafe conditions were factors in the deaths of two inmates in 2003, 2008, and potentially a third in 2016. The death of Christopher Coaster in 2008 was the main concern in this article as it highlighted the minimal time he spent in solitary…

Introduction Solitary confinement consists of being locked in a white padded cell with only a bed and a toilet and no human interaction for twenty-three hours each day. Solitary confinement challenges many ethical views today because of its terrible consequences. Although solitary confinement may be the easiest way to keep the peace within the prison, the immediate and long term physical and psychological effects of being locked in a room without human contact far outweigh any benefits…

Are Supermax Prisons an Appropriate Way to Punish Hardened Criminals? Career criminals, who are in and out of prison almost the entirety of their lives, know the roundabouts of the prison and legal systems. Those who work within the Department of Corrections understand the importance and purpose of the security measures that are throughout the prison system. Those who work closely with offenders are put at risk of injury or even death if the proper security measures are not in place. Offenders,…

As of September 2015, there were 58 orcas held in captivity from Orlando to Russia to Japan, in 15 different locations (These facilities are keeping orcas captive). Seaworld is home to a majority of these orcas, holding 23 of the 58 in their three different locations, Orlando, San Antonio and San Diego (WDC). Many experts and professionals feel as if the orcas are being held in conditions that are unacceptable for both the physical and mental health of the whales. The captivity of orcas is…

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…

Effects of Solitary Confinement on Prisoners’ Mental and Physical Health and its Long Term Effects after Release Introduction It would be an understatement to say that there are no problems in the American criminal justice system. A plethora of these problems stem from the way suspects and convicted criminals are treated in jails. Many guards lack appropriate training to handle inmates who have been diagnosed with mental illnesses; therefore, a myriad of the incarcerated are put into solitary…

It is a somber event to be among the public and witness the mindless youth constantly consumes the propaganda that the media persistently feeds them through their handheld device. With this endless expenditure of useless information, the individual is disabled from engaging with their environment as they continue to disregard the reality that they currently exist in. Ignorance is prevalent considering the people are preoccupied in a realm that is not tangible and they sustain overlooking what is…

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…