Problem
Watch the videos FIRST. Then answer the questions. Be sure refer to the videos in your answers
Video Solitary Confinement
Video Inside Death Row
Solitary Confinement:
i. According to the video, how many people are in solitary confinement in America?
ii. What determines whether a prisoner is in the general population or in solitary confinement?
iii. What percentage of prisoners in solitary confinement finds themselves back in solitary confinement within 3 years after their release?
iv. Why is solitary confinement a good idea?
v. Why is solitary confinement a bad idea?
Inside Death Row:
i. What seems to be the attitude of the townspeople towards the death penalty?
ii. Why do some states, like Texas, have such a high number of executions?
iii. Which of the goals of punishment does the death penalty match up with?
iv. What is a reason for having the death penalty as a punishment?
v. What is a reason against the death penalty as a punishment?