What do prison officers think of solitary confinement?

In the institutions I "resided" in it depended on the level of the offense that put you into a solitary confinement situation. Most people do not realize that there is not just one type of "Segregation" - which is the system's term for punishment for breaking prison rules. read more

And while the practice of solitary confinement might be flawed in its execution, the lack of alternatives, slow rate of reform, and risk of violent inmates aid rationalizations for solitary confinement in the short term. The sheer cost, abusive conditions, and the scientific studies give little reason for solitary confinement to stay the way it is. read more