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The claim is that we can't do this study on humans: > Mice yanked out of their community and held in solitary isolation show signs of brain damage. Don't we d
by peterlk 8y ago
The claim is that we can't do this study on humans:
> Mice yanked out of their community and held in solitary isolation show signs of brain damage.
Don't we do this to prisoners? Seems like we could study this within the boundaries of current cultural practices. Personally, I'm not a fan of this treatment, but this would give weight (or not) to the argument that we shouldn't be doing it.
- chrisco255 8y agoYeah and I think solitary confinement is reserved for the worst prisoners that act out in prison...but it's effects on human psychology are pretty well documented.
- joewee 8y agoNot always the case, it’s up to the prison staff to decide what type of behavior warrants solitary confinement. Based on what I’ve seen in documentaries, for example both people in a fight might be placed in solitary, victim and perpetrator. It’s also common for political prisoners, “high profile” inmates.
- meej 8y agoSome of those acting out are mentally ill, which means putting them in solitary confinement just exacerbates their problems. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/10/mental-health-inmates-solitary-confinement-us-prisons https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/10/mental-healt...
- gowld 8y agoSolitary confinement is applied to people who have been stripped of legal rights, and the authorities torturing them aren't going to volunteer their victims for research that might undermine their power to torture. http://www.togethertoendsolitary.org http://www.togethertoendsolitary.org
- jumelles 8y agoThere is an argument to be made that solitary confinement is torture. Check out this New Yorker article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/30/hellhole https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/30/hellhole