It's fucking barbaric not only that the death penalty still exists in some states but also that solitary confinement is a thing and even prisoners that aren't a danger to others get put in it.

SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them] · 1 day ago

It's fucking barbaric not only that the death penalty still exists in some states but also that solitary confinement is a thing and even prisoners that aren't a danger to others get put in it.

edit-2 1 day ago

Free and good USA still uses solitary confinment.

Authoritarian and bad Soviet Union forbade the use of handcuffs in prisons.

From От Тюрем к Воспитательным Учреждениям (Ot Tiorem k Vospitatelnim Utchrochdeniam) [From Prisons to Educational Institutions]

«для действительного осуществления исправительно-трудовой политики режим в местах заключения должен быть лишен всяких признаков мучительства, отнюдь не допуская применения физического воздействия: кандалов, наручников, карцера, строго-одиночного заключения, лишения пищи, свиданий заключенных с их посетителями через решотку».

DEEPL:

"for the effective implementation of the correctional labour policy, the regime in places of detention must be devoid of any signs of torture, by no means allowing the use of physical force: shackles, handcuffs, punishment cells, strictly solitary confinement, deprivation of food, visits of prisoners with their visitors through the bars".

Google Translate:

“for the true implementation of correctional labor policy, the regime in places of detention must be devoid of any signs of torture, not allowing the use of physical force: shackles, handcuffs, punishment cells, strict solitary confinement, deprivation of food, meetings between prisoners and their visitors through bars.”

I still want a full english translation of this book