Christopher Epps

Incarceration in America: Rethinking Solitary Confinement

All this week we’re talking about incarceration in America. Yesterday we looked at juvenile justice, and whether life-without-parole sentences for teenage murder convicts violates the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.  Today, we’re talking about super-maximum-security prisons and the effects of solitary confinement. According to the United Nations, the U.S. has more inmates held […]