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delta17

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15. What about people like Tommy Silverstein, though?

Reply to Comrade Grumpy (Reply #11)

Sun Feb 23, 2014, 06:29 PM

Feb 2014

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Silverstein

He has killed at least two inmates and a guard. He is already serving multiple life sentences. How do we protect other inmates from people like him?

I agree that solitary confinement is pretty horrible. That said, some people leave prison officials with no choice. Someone who is serving a short sentence shouldn't have to worry about being murdered by another inmate.

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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