Solitary Confinement by Andrew Wojitowicz

8th Amendment

awwojtowicz — 2014-05-06 15:22:49 UTC

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted

Why we need 'solitary'.

twisneski — 2014-05-06 15:33:11 UTC

Two similar cases of men serving 15-45 and 15-life both severely beat officers to the point where they needed hospitalization. Inmates continue to perpetrate violence even after they’ve lost their freedom and are living behind prison walls.

How do people survive solitary confinement?

awwojtowicz — 2014-05-06 15:33:34 UTC

People argue that solitary confinement is bad because inmates mental health becomes an issue when they are thrown in there. It is an issue because they feel like they are worthless and nobody cares about them

It's torture

awwojtowicz — 2014-05-07 14:01:09 UTC

Inmates in California prisons say that it is torture. They feel like dogs because one inmate had pitbulls in the same size cell as what they are going in.

A solitary confinement cell in California

awwojtowicz — 2014-05-07 14:05:58 UTC

A video of a man who was forgotten in solitary confinement

awwojtowicz — 2014-05-07 14:09:20 UTC

He was left there for about 2 years.