Summary Of The Film 'Solitary Nation'

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Filmmaker Dan Edge made a documentary about solitary confinement. Edge was able to get so much access to film inside the solitary confinement unit because the warden of the Maine prison was also concerned about the way solitary is being used. This documentary shows the reality and concerns about how solitary confinement is being overused in U.S. prisons. This method of segregation, instead of rehabilitating inmates its making them much worse.
This filming took place in the segregation unit of Maine's state prison. The documentary "Solitary Nation," takes a raw, and painful look at a practice that has become heavily relied upon inside America's prisons. The purpose of solitary confinement is to keep the most dangerous inmates away from the