Summary Of The Bill Of Rights By Reginald Latson

Autism is a disability that affects millions of children across the globe. Considered a learning disability, autism is commonly diagnosed at birth, but some children and even adults don’t find out they’re autistic until later in life. Many autistic people are ridiculed, misunderstood, and treated poorly because of their disability. In some criminal cases, disabilities like autism, are overlooked when analyzing a case. Prosecutors focus on the criminal act rather than the person behind it. More people need to be educated on learning disabilities, especially those in the courtroom and in federal and/or state prisons. If a crime is committed, a punishment should be issued. However, in Reginald Latson’s case, he did not deserve the punishment he was given. He needed understanding and treatment. Reginald Latson, a young man diagnosed with autism, should not have been held in solitary confinement.
One prominent reason Neli should have not been confined to solitude is because it goes against his rights as a U.S. citizen. In The Bill of Rights, the Eighth Amendment states: “Excessive bail
When Neli was first placed in solitary confinement, a man with an IQ of 69, his initial response was licking the cell floor that was covered in his own urine. Atul Gawande, a surgeon who writes about public health issues states, “One of the paradoxes of solitary confinement is that, as starved as people become for companionship, the experience typically leaves them unfit for social interaction.” (Washington Post, George F. Will). Not only is Neli trying to cope with his disability-which already limits his ability to interact with people normally and hold a conversation-but he is segregated from the other inmates to be left with negative thoughts. With no one else to share his thoughts with, they soon became too much for him to handle and he threatened to kill himself. That’s all any inmate thinks about in that situation; finding a way