I agree Laura Rovner, the person who did this ted-talk. She says how solitary confinement is like torture, and it is. Inmates spend 23 hours in their cell with nothing but a cot, toilet, and sink. They have their meal in arms-reach of their toilet. To solve this, it shouldn’t be like this for all criminals. Jail should be a rehabilitation center, where “inmates” could learn all sorts of skills like cookie, drawing, or business to help them get a job after their time. Therapy would also be used, if there were drug addicts.
Solitary confinement is a cruel form of torture, people can forget who they are. The American justice system is broke, they are putting kids as young as 11 into solitary confinement. Of all developed nations, the US is #1 in incarcerating children, and it’s estimated that over 70% of the kids they lock up suffer from mental health disorders. Skipping school and running away are among the reasons they lock kids up. President Obama even called the entire practice into question asking: “Do we really think it makes sense to lock so many people alone in tiny cells for 23 hours a day, sometimes for months or even years at a time?” Due the these reasons and the horrors of solitary confinement, the U.S. justice system should outlaw solitary confinement.