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RobinA

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7. I Can't Speak

Reply to Polybius (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 17, 2021, 03:41 PM

Dec 2021

for any jail in NYC, but unfortunately, solitary is often used for more than just the super violent. The mentally ill can often end up there for not straightening up and flying right, and in some cases for being super annoying.

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Mayor-elect Adams slams de Blasio move to end solitary confinement at NYC jails [View all] Polybius Dec 2021 OP

Kick! Polybius Dec 2021 #1

I'm against solitary confinement. Elessar Zappa Dec 2021 #2

What do you do with the exceptionally violent inmate? Polybius Dec 2021 #3

My idea would be to keep them in their cell Elessar Zappa Dec 2021 #5

Or put him in with a bigger bully Polybius Dec 2021 #6

I Can't Speak RobinA Dec 2021 #7

I will have to ask my son his thoughts on this...He was a correctional officer helpisontheway Dec 2021 #4