CSPAN2 US Senate September 28, 2016
Start to improve transparency on solitary confinement. At the hearing we heard testimony from a wide range of stakeholders, including the head of the bureau of prisons and advocates. Hud i ofer testified that our nation has seen a dramatic increase in the use of reliance on solitaire confinement over the last couple of decades. I also introduced the mercy act, a bill that would prohibit the use of solitary confinement on youth adjudicated delinquent in the federal system unless it is a temporary response to a serious risk of harm. To the juvenile others. Our Justice System must ensure justice ...