the effect of solitary confinement on death row
inmates.
Solitary can drive an inmate into a mental state
of insanity and the Supreme Court has said that
you cannot execute someone who is insane if they
do not understand that they are going to be
executed.
In Japan the condemned do not know when they
will be executed and each day wait to learn in the
morning if it is going to happen that day. Unlike in
the US, a Japanese prisoner is required to sit in a
specific manner all the time. There is also no
communication with another person. CNN did a
report on Japanese death row inmates that can
be read at
Our Super Max prisons use the same total isolation
concept for inmates. You can read about SuperMax
prisons, especially the one in Colorado, at
For additional information go to bing.com and
type in SuperMax prison. Bing.com is an excellent
search engine and I personally prefer it over
Google. But any of the many search engines will
provide you with information.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving.
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