Pros And Cons Of Solitary Confinement

Being alone inside your room on a Friday night may be a horrible feeling, but it can never compare to being alone in a room for days, months, or years. It's difficult to escape the feeling of abandonment or loneliness when stuck inside a room. Solitary confinement is a method of imprisonment used in a large number of prisons. These prisons do not have an exact reason for using solitary confinement; they all simply have different reasons to enforce it. Some say it’s used as a punishment against prisoners or to protect vulnerable ones. Some prisons can choose how strict they want to be with their treatment, so the stricter these prisons are, the more they hurt these human beings and cause damage to their health. There’s nothing remotely like this form of cruel

Solitary confinement has so many harsh conditions that negatively affect these prisoners. The practice of solitary confinement should be put to an end due to the long term damage it causes to one’s physical and mental health. The rooms that are used for solitary confinement are made very uniquely in order for these prisoners to feel trapped, isolated, and alone. They are put in dangerous conditions which may not look dangerous to the naked eye, but do actually damage these inmates. The prison cells that are used for solitary confinement are extremely concerning. They are thrown into a single cell and are kept there for long periods of time. They have one bed which takes up a lot of space already. Everything that these prisons believe that these inmates need, are given to them in that room such as a bed and a toilet. Their rooms are only about 60 to 80 square feet which is not enough space for prisoners to get physical exercise. They live their lives in a small, closed off room where they can barely walk ten steps. Some cells in certain prisons do not have windows. They are denied access out of their rooms and are unable to get at least sunlight or fresh air. They see the