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Current Controversy 11.1: Should We Use Solitary Confinement to Control Violent and Disruptive Behaviors?

Video: California To End Solitary Confinement For Thousands Of Inmates

More than 500 inmates had been kept in isolation (for alleged gang affiliation) for more than a decade when the lawsuit was filed.

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Current Controversy 11.2: Should Prisons Punish or Rehabilitate Offenders?

Video: Debating criminal justice reforms to improve rehabilitation and lower recidivism

The calls to address prison crowding and conditions have intensified as American inmate populations have grown.

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