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Summary Of Solitary Confinement By Craig Hansey

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Craig Haney’s article Mental Health Issues in Long-Term Solitary and “Supermax” Confinement illustrates the complications faced in solitary confinement emphasizing the rise in mental health challenges imposed. Particular attention is paid to the escalation in the nature of mental health-related issues, including the negative psychological effects of imprisonment. Haney discusses these increasingly widespread and specialized units that bring forward the issues presented taking into account the notion of isolation and the association of the high percentage of prisoners suffering from mental illnesses. The article briefly assesses the recent case law concerning the difficulty of mentally ill prisoners, suggesting that the majority of broader psychological problems have been overlooked by the courts. …show more content…

Bruce A. Arrigo and Jennifer Leslie Bullock highlight the use of segregation and the connections isolation and mental illness, particularly whether internment has a differential impact based on an offender's mental state. The article addresses the deterioration of individuals within solitary confinement, regardless with or without mental illness, it was shown to progress at a more rapid and extreme rate for those who are mentally ill. These conditions allow for isolation of individuals under minimum scenery stimulation while limiting interactions with other offenders, it is found to heighten and magnify the potential of the impact of long-term segregation. Following, the article presents a series of recommendations for secure correctional alternatives in efforts to determine whether solitary confinement create symptoms of mental illnesses in those who did not exhibit mental health problems before

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