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one of the safest. The down side is the lack of willingness to accept change and listen to
inmates on the staffs part. Here, the idea is presented in such a logical way and backed
with proof of success that it's hard to dismiss. It reaches anyone that has ever felt that
their voice hasn't been heard and has felt unfairly oppressed, and most people have felt
that way to one extent or another.
It closes stating that ultimately, we are all responsible for our society and what
society are we building, if we allow people to be treated this way and dump them back
into the streets with us? It utilizes pathos to get the reader to realize that if even
indirectly, we are creating monsters among us. All in all, Mr. Rideau presents a very
compelling argument about the need for change in our penal systems, specifically when it
comes to the use of solitary confinement.