SOSA 3285 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Auburn System, Solitary Confinement, Toilet Paper
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Use of solitary confinement for black inmates in federal prisons increasing. Toronto: the globe and mail inc. retrieved from: http://www. theglobeandmail. com/news/national/use-of-solitary-confinement-in- federal- prisons-has-increased-over-last-10-years/article24661862/. Solitary confinement: early 19th c, emerged as a place where prisoners could become ideal abiding citizens, 2 systems developed, 1. 5: games to play with selves to try to numb the boredom, mcmaster walked from minnesota to boston, collecting insects (for a month) Prisoner-guard interactions: michael jackson the treadmill of adversity , the treadmill of adversity: cycle of damage, the guards on one side. 1: but part of their job is dehumanization, lack of real conversation, seeing prisoners 24/7 in dehumanizing conditions, the prisoners on the other, prisoners depend on guards for everything (ex. Solitary confinement use: has increased, but its use has disproportionately increased for minorities, particularly aboriginal women, dohmh (department of health and hygiene, new york. Why solitary is still being used: caleb smith: