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President Obama on Monday announced a ban on solitary confinement for juvenile offenders in the federal prison system, saying the practice is overused and has the potential for devastating psychological consequences.
In an op-ed that appears in Tuesday editions of The Washington Post, the president outlines a series of executive actions that also prohibit federal corrections officials from punishing prisoners who commit “low-level infractions” with solitary confinement.
The new rules also dictate that the longest a prisoner can be punished with solitary confinement for a first offense is 60 days, rather than the current maximum of 365 days.
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Even though this applies to only a select amount of prisoners I will have to say, "thanks Obama!". :applaud Solitary confinement is overused and I think it shouldnt be used on juveniles at all. These new regulations for federal prisons are something I applaud. I hope new regulations like these start to spread to more state prisons.. Its definitely a start. The prison industrial complex is in need of serious reforms.