What Is Solitary Confinement

Solitary Confinement goes against our basic human necessities. We are social animals and need some sort of stimulation when deprived of social interactions. With multiple studies and loads of evidence it is clear to us just how damaging solitary confinement is. Prisoners put into solitary confinement begin to lose sense of reality and develop different mental issues. In a study done with rhesus monkeys, where a few baby monkeys were raised from birth with all necessities and luxuries except for contact with others, they found that the monkeys grew up strong and healthy, but they had some mental issues. They rocked back and forth staring blankly for extended periods of time, circled their cages, and even sometimes hurt themselves purposefully.