Washington – President Barack Obama says he is banning the use of solitary confinement to punish juvenile offenders in federal prisons.
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Obama says the practice of isolating prisoners can cause long-term psychological effects, particularly when used to punish young offenders and the mentally ill.
Obama announced the ban Monday evening in an op-ed on the Washington Post. It comes as part of a package of reforms aimed at curbing the use of solitary confinement in federal prisons.
The president says the changes will ensure that solitary confinement is a practice of “last resort” used when prisoners present a danger to themselves or others.
He says the new policy will affect 10,000 prisoners.
My goodness we do such things to children?
No Paul, this isn’t Saudi. We don’t do this in the USA, which is why there never was such a law. This law is being past now to make our Hussein seem passionate to Saudi’s like you.
Will Mr. Obama do this with his magic wand, or his phone and pen, and if they are in confinement it must be a very good reason, such as violence, medical, disease, etc. Always safety for the others is important just as for the prisoner.