tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post6899885702029054939..comments2023-10-31T02:08:20.043-07:00Comments on CJS395 Spring 2012: Supermax prisons and Solitary ConfinementMichael Gizzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15691728024188312906noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-77705841129547653852012-04-25T08:06:31.659-07:002012-04-25T08:06:31.659-07:00Just like those above, i also agree with your stan...Just like those above, i also agree with your stance on this blog. I have always been very disgusted by the crimes, but cannot see how 23 hours benefits anyone. I know that for inmates like that, they don't really care about rehabilitation due to the fact they will never be released, but it is still unhealthy. I do not think Tamms and other Supermax prisons need to be closed, as that creates an even bigger waste of money, but they could utilize the facility and just rather change their methods of operation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-30127690053206579412012-04-25T02:38:31.755-07:002012-04-25T02:38:31.755-07:00I dont think that these prisons should be shut dow...I dont think that these prisons should be shut down. Quite frankly these inmates are the worst of the worst in IL so they should get the worst of the worst incarceration. I couldnt even imagine how miserable it would be living in those conditions but the bottom line is these people have done something serious to be put there so they cant be trusted in anything with less security. They have to protect staff first and inmates second.Andrew Blunierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526514479972208944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-73457058330938292312012-04-24T23:50:35.208-07:002012-04-24T23:50:35.208-07:00I disagree with your blog in the sense that I beli...I disagree with your blog in the sense that I believe that some inmates deserve to be there. Inmates who have killed multiple people and are never leaving the walls of the prison should not enjoy their stay. They chose to commit the crimes that they did and should pay dearly for it. In many cases, people on death row can watch television and play games and get on the internet, but I think they should spend every waking moment possible alone in their cell.ajhollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06134747001790882169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-71539860068734962492012-04-24T18:55:05.287-07:002012-04-24T18:55:05.287-07:00I agree with the blog i do think that solitary con...I agree with the blog i do think that solitary confinement will make a person go absolutely crazy. I mean its inevitable when you spend every single day in a room with white walls and nothing to really stimulate your mind, bad things are bound to happen. I don't think that it is all bad, I do think that solitary confinement is good for some of our worst offenders. If they can do some of the worst crimes to innocent people then I believe that they deserve to be locked in a room with no interaction. As you can see in the picture provided in to blog the person sitting on the bed looks kind of crazy he has books that can keep him busy for so long then after that there is nothing else to do. Also it appears that there are little kids toys sitting on the floor by his bed which indicates that this man may have already gone a little crazy. It kind of creeps me out just looking at that and I know thats never how I would want to live my life.Anthony Donofriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442192251675132090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-52087884532914593012012-04-20T19:29:40.488-07:002012-04-20T19:29:40.488-07:00I would be interested to know exactly how many pri...I would be interested to know exactly how many prisoners who are held in solitary confinement for the most heinous crimes and actually get out of prison to return to society to live out the remainder of their life. I was always under the assumption that those in solitary confinement who have committed such heinous crimes typically do not get out of prison and spend the rest of their lives behind bars. In my opinion if you did the crime you do the time. Prison is not intended to be the Hilton. For those in solitary confinement I don't think rehabilitation is the common goal, it is clearly a form of punishment for a horrible crime. I am sure most of these prisoners who "go crazy" who claim it was because of solitary confinement, had previous mental issues before being put there anyway.Jennifer Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18284103026224745703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-3537779658604694892012-04-19T18:04:52.694-07:002012-04-19T18:04:52.694-07:00I think that there is a place for solitary confine...I think that there is a place for solitary confinement. But I don't think that we need a separate facility to manage them. I think that we could get rid of TAMMS and just house the prisoners in a maximum security facility. After medium security the precautions are pretty redundant anyways.Josh Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05953148640647050961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-3832180782664414862012-04-17T21:39:41.016-07:002012-04-17T21:39:41.016-07:00I do agree with this blog, but I also think that s...I do agree with this blog, but I also think that solitary confinement has it's uses. I agree that solitary confinement for a long period of time would probably drive someone insane, but that leaves unanswered the question of what to do with extremely violent offenders. I think that there are some offenders that have to be kept isolated because they pose a risk to the general population of the prison, and unfortunately this may make them even more crazy. I don't really think that there is a 'good' solution to this problem.Kathleen Boleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571150784238981280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-70030426469278261302012-04-17T18:35:50.031-07:002012-04-17T18:35:50.031-07:00I have to agree and disagree with your blog. I th...I have to agree and disagree with your blog. I think that in some cases, solitary confinement is not justified when some of the evidence can be pretty sketchy. Especially when someone if falsely imprisoned, that would be the most horrible and extreme situation. That in my mind, would be unjustified. I read a story a few years back about a young woman in her early twenties who was kidnapped, beaten, raped, tortured, then had her arms and legs sawed off by her attacker and left her in a field for her to die. After he left, she drug her limbless body to a highway where no car would stop for an hour thinking she was road kill. To me, this constitutes the maximum punishment and if not the electric chair, then solitary confinement. That disturbed man, was never found. I think solitary confinement should be left to the severely mentally sick criminals like it is now and be done with it. Maybe I'm a bit harsh or partial because I am a woman, but I think some of these criminals should get a lot less than sitting in a cell all day. If I had it my way, it would be an eye for an eye. I do realize saying that would mean that eventually someone who was actually innocent but convicted guilty would undoubtedly be falsely hurt, but I hope to have enough trust in the justice system that it wouldn't happen with crimes as heinous as these.Meghan Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963990910195571712noreply@blogger.com