He believes prison systems turned to solitary confinement as a short-term solution to controlling disruptive or violent behavior , lacking the resources to provide positive incentives or programming . About 80,000 people in the U.S. are being held in solitary-type confinement . New York state agreed to limit solitary confinement for some prisoners . The Supreme Court ruled that a mentally ill person has no right not to be confined with other inmates unless they pose an imminent threat of suicide or serious harm to themselves, and it said states must
About 80,000 people in the U.S. are being held in solitary-type confinement . New York state agreed to limit solitary confinement for some prisoners . The Supreme Court ruled that a mentally ill person has no right not to be confined with other inmates unless they pose an imminent threat of suicide or serious harm to themselves, and it said states must