Should solitary confinement be considered a cruel & unusual punishment?

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Yes. It's so psychologically harmful 😖 It actually makes me so grossed out how we treat prisoners in America.

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I know someone who suffered from CTE and those issues lead him to prison. He was jumped and nearly raped, but he beat his would-be rapist to a bloody pulp so they threw him in solitary for a year. He was never the same and last year he drank himself to death. I miss him a lot. So yes, I think it's cruel and unusual punishment.

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It's psychologically damaging. We aren't rehabilitating anyone who has suffered through this treatment.

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I think it's an okay if less than a couple hours to get a prisoner to calm down
However more than let's say 2+ hours? That's wrong. That's psychologically damaging. Tell me how psychologically damaging a person is okay?

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Solitary confinement is used for more than just punishment. It's typically used for protective custody and suicide prevention as well. So if it's deemed cruel and unusual punishment then it gets taken away and those at risk inmates are put back into the general population. 
Not every inmate in protective custody has committed a violent offense. There are many that aren't affiliated (in a gang) and have pissed off the wrong person. They get put in protective custody so they don't get shanked in the lunch line.

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Should be reserved for rapist and pedophiles if u ask me.. since the death penalty is never gonna happen. I understand for behavioral issues it can be helpful. However the only people that deserve that kind of psychological damage are the ones that have already psychologically damaged someone else 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Yes! It does more harm than good and not to mention the effects it has on a person

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The way they take away the sense of time/days is very cruel. This happened to me in a mental health setting and it slowed my intake down so much. I can't imagine a legal setting. It wouldn't and doesn't help anyone get better.

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Yes. Humans were not meant to be alone.

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They could be learning to be a better person but instead they are left alone.. That could drive a person insane.

Should solitary confinement be considered a cruel & unusual punishment?

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