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Comrade Grumpy

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11. You put them in prison.

Reply to Sarah Ibarruri (Reply #10)

Sun Feb 23, 2014, 06:17 PM

Feb 2014

Solitary used to be a limited punishment for misbehavior in prison, not a way of life.

The only reason to put pedophiles in solitary is to protect them from other prisoners. Maybe they should have their own cell block instead of being effectively punished for their own protection.

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The Science of Solitary Confinement: isolation is an ineffective rehabilitation strategy and leaves [View all] morningfog Feb 2014 OP

We are a sadistic, punishing culture. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #1

+1 woo me with science Feb 2014 #30

Next they'll be saying torture is a bad thing. Damned bleeding heart lib'ruls. nt eppur_se_muova Feb 2014 #2

It ain't about rehab. It's about punishment. Iggo Feb 2014 #3

the article even says so ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2014 #9

Longterm solitary confinement is torture. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2014 #16

Midterm and short term, too. Iggo Feb 2014 #19

Maybe that should change Scootaloo Feb 2014 #27

Yer goddam right it should. Iggo Feb 2014 #28

Solitary confinement question .. JJChambers Feb 2014 #4

Solitary makes sure they are that way nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #17

K&R! Solly Mack Feb 2014 #5

K&R woo me with science Feb 2014 #6

It is torture. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #7

AFIC, bvar22 Feb 2014 #8

Problem is, what do you do with serial killers, pedophiles, and others like that? nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #10

You put them in prison. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #11

I honestly don't know. Maybe you're right - they should be divided into separate groups - Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #14

Pedophiles shoudl be sent to State Hosptials nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #18

Fair enough. There are also a lot of mentally ill people in prison. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #21

Yeah, we live in a vindictive society nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #23

Somewhere, just not out in the world. nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #24

What about people like Tommy Silverstein, though? delta17 Feb 2014 #15

We have 82,000 in solitary. The vast majority are not Tommy Silverstein. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #20

I agree, 82,000 is ridiculous. delta17 Feb 2014 #22

He seems like he is, at least in part, a product of the inhumane conditions. morningfog Feb 2014 #25

Depends on your point of view FarCenter Feb 2014 #12

Key word in that passage is "temporarily." morningfog Feb 2014 #26

New York State in Deal to Limit Solitary Confinement G_j Feb 2014 #13

I think joelz Feb 2014 #29

There has been a bit of talk about this here in Colorado recently... Ohio Joe Feb 2014 #31