View the following videos. Does solidarity confinement go against the 8th Amendment? What does the 8th Amendat State? Do you think solidarity confinement is a practice we should continue in prisons?...

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    The United States Constitution's Eighth Amendment forbids "cruel and unusual punishments." The constitutionality of solidarity imprisonment, often referred to as solitary confinement, has been a subject of discussion. A prisoner placed in solitary confinement must spend 22–24 hours a day alone in a cramped cell with little access to outside stimuli or human contact. This practice's ethical ramifications make one wonder about its legitimacy as well as how it affects the rights and mental health of inmates. The Eighth Amendment acts as a barrier against harsh or cruel penalties. Solitary confinement is criticized for being an unusually harsh form of punishment (YouTube, 2015). This argument is based on the negative psychological impacts of isolation, which can result in serious mental health problems like sadness, anxiety, hallucinations, and an elevated risk of suicide. Long-term lack of human interaction and stimulation might be viewed as psychological torture, which is against...