Treatment in Prison
| Phone Calls from Prison |
Results |
- Whether the government should require prisons and jails not to charge prisoners more for phone calls than the rates companies normally charge for comparable telephone service.
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National and by Party ID |
By Demographic |
- Whether the government should require prisons and jails to not charge prisoners for telephone service up to 15 minutes a day.
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National and by Party ID |
By Demographic |
| Solitary Confinement |
Results |
- Whether to allow solitary confinement to be used only for safety reasons, or to allow solitary confinement to be used for safety reasons as well as punishment for serious violations:
Proposal 1: Solitary confinement could not be used for punishment. It could only be used for safety reasons and for a short period of time. Solitary confinement could only be used when a prisoner has committed an act of violence or prison officials have made the judgement that the prisoner poses a serious threat to others or themselves, and a less restrictive intervention would not be adequate. The prisoner would receive a regular medical and mental evaluation by a medical professional to determine if the isolation is having harmful effects. If so, the confinement will be stopped. In no case would it be more than 15 days in a row or 20 days in a two-month period.
Proposal 2: Solitary confinement can be used, not only for safety reasons but also for punishment for serious violations and for a limited period of time. Solitary confinement could not only be used when the prisoner is violent or poses a serious threat to others or themselves in the judgement of the prison officials. It could also be used as a punishment when a prisoner commits a serious violation of regulations, like possessing drugs or weapons, or trying to escape. Confinement for disciplinary purposes would be limited to 30 days in a row, but not more than 40 days in a two-month period. |
National and by Party ID |
By Demographic |
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