Alex Solomon-Supermax Prison

I believe that the existence of the prison is completely justified. If someone has committed a crime that is worthy of the living equivalent of the death penalty, they deserve to be put in a place in which they sit in a room for 23 hours of the day. It actually makes me feel more secure to know that although the United States government has only administered the death penalty once in the past 38 years, the worst criminals and terrorists are put away for a life in a place where they cannot escape or even see the sky. I do think that it is a tad ridiculous that they are in their rooms for 23 hours of the day and are in shackles for the other hour of the day. I would think that there would be a high suicide rate in the prison. Perhaps it is nearly impossible to commit suicide due to the limited resources that the inmates have. I think that the rules of the prison are a little harsh, but I do think that they are necessary in order to make the world a safer place.