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The Panopticon Effect
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The Cruelty of Solitary Confinement in the Netherlands
The Netherlands used solitary confinement to both discipline criminals and prevent crime. The Dutch believed that this form of punishment was the best way to make criminals more fit for a God-furing society. But researchers were finding that isolation wasn't rehabilitating anyone. Instead, it was causing severe mental illness and death among prisoners.
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