jeffw OP , 3 months ago

Idk the exact numbers, I could only find people in solitary at any given time or during a specific period, but 90% seems high. I did see research showing that Black people are over-represented in solitary, relative to prison populations. It’s pretty subjective who gets punished in what way, so I imagine officers’ biases are a big factor.

But solitary is definitely overused in general