Is Solitary Confinement an Adequate Form of Punishment for Juveniles?

Is Solitary Confinement an Adequate Form of Punishment for Juveniles?

Below are three sources for my Research paper.

My first source, is an article entitled “Stop Solitary Confinement of Youth in Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities”. Subtitled “Solitary Confinement and Isolation in Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities”. I chose and felt like this article is a reliable source of information because it comes from the American Civil Liberties Union and also gives a clear description of what solitary confinement is, the effects it has on juvenile individuals and alternative forms of punishment.

My second source, is the Netflix documentary entitled “Time: The Kalief Browder Story” This is a reliable source because this documentary series describes the tragic case of a Bronx teen who spent three years in jail for a crime that he did not commit. Out of those three years in jail, approximately two years was spent in solitary confinement. It discusses the trials and tribulations that he had to endure during the time spent in jail, and the aftermath and the toll it took on his mental state leading him to ultimately commit suicide.

My third source, is an article published by the reputable New York Times, entitled “Time in the Box: Young Riker's inmates, Still in Isolation”. The author of the article, Michael Winerip and Michael Schwirtz discuss New York City and the struggle to end solitary confinement at its jails for people under 22. It shares interviews with some of the young population in Riker's Island, and the situations they have had to endure.

Work Cited

“Time: The Kalief Browder Story.” Netflix, 15 Sept. 2017, www.netflix.com/title/80187052. Web. 26 Oct 2017

Schwirtz, Michael Winerip, Michael. “Time in the Box': Young Rikers Inmates, Still in Isolation.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 7 July 2016,www.nytimes.com/2016/07/08/nyregion/rikers-island-solitary-confinement.html. Web. 26 Oct 2017

“Stop Solitary Confinement of Youth in Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities". ”https://www.aclu.org/files/assets/4%202%20Juvenile%20Solitary_Two%20Pager.pdf. Web Web. 26 Oct 2017