# Solitary Confinement is Barbaric

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solitary-confinement-is-barbaric/800846>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 5, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solitary-confinement-is-barbaric/800846 "2017-11-05T23:58:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solitary-confinement-is-barbaric/800846/21 "2017-11-07T17:54:08Z")

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> [@Shodan](#):
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> IPeople don’t typically get put into solitary confinement because they are charged with drug possession.

No, people typically get put into solitary confinement for their behavior after they are already in prison. Do you think that solitary confinement is part of a judge’s sentence? [It is not.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitary_confinement)

> [@wikipedia](#):
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> It is mostly employed as a form of punishment beyond incarceration for a prisoner, usually for violations of prison regulations. However, it is also used as an additional measure of protection for vulnerable inmates. In the case of prisoners at high risk of suicide, it can be used to prevent access to items that could allow the prisoner to self-harm.

So your comment and cite are irrelevant to the discussion. If you have an answer to my original question (What about all those who are in prison for non-violent crimes, including drug possession, do you have anything to say about them?) feel free to provide it.

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