They get seperated from the rest of the population because they are violent towards other inmates and/or staff. Its unfortunate that they can’t find a way to stop offending even when locked up.
Did you even read the post?
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Over the past three decades, numerous state and federal prisons have made long-term solitary confinement a default management tool, subjecting prisoners to conditions of extreme isolation not as a response to violent behavior but rather as a routine practice for minor rule infractions, and for “their own protection.”
This is a horrible thing to do to another human, especially for minor infractions that do not involve violence.
You’re quite right! And, as the old adage goes, “if you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime!”