Punishment in Solitary
According to Terry Kupers, a culture of punishment and impunity pervades solitary confinement facilities around the U.S. Because many inmates in solitary suffer from serious mental illness, they can respond to escalating punishments in ways that invite more \u2014 and more brutal \u2014 punitive measures. Kupers discusses what can be done to promote, rather than undermine, inmates\u2019 emotional stability and prospects for rehabilitation. (Encore presentation.)\nTerry Kupers, Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation and How We Can Abolish It University of California Press, 2017\nThe post Punishment in Solitary appeared first on KPFA.