I think that the death penalty, solitary confinement, and psychological torture are all direct violations of the 8th Amendment. Inflicting violence onto others sets a horrible example and the government should find other ways to punish or interrogate criminals/terrorists. Many claim that psychological torture is worse than physical, so methods like sensory deprivation, collaring, phobia exposure, stimulated drowning or the such should absolutely be outlawed. Long-term solitary confinement psychologically damages criminals and in some cases they are released from prison even more dangerous than they were upon entering. It is an ineffective and unjust punishment. The death penalty should never be used as a punishment because it is a biased and cruel system that doesn't even lower the crime rate, and in some cases the slaughtered are proven innocent after the execution. The death penalty, solitary, and torture are three terrible systems that our country can definitely do without. Reserving the death penalty for criminals who have been proven guilty by DNA testing, putting a limit on the amount of time a person spends in solitary, and moving towards more humane methods of persuasion are fantastic ways to improve these practices if we can't eradicate them entirely.
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