Tоdаy, punishment is оne оf the mаin purposes of/justificаtions for solitary confinement (SC). As discussed in the documentary Last Days of Solitary, however, this wasn't always the case. Who introduced SC in the US, and what was its original purpose at that time? How/why did that change? How has the US become the world leader in the use of SC? *** Remember, submitting any part of this Learning Evaluation created using generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, etc., or AI-enhanced writing/translation platforms like Grammarly, QuillBot, DeepL, and Google Translate violates my Academic Integrity policy (see Syllabus). Like other forms of plagiarism, it is academic misrepresentation/fraud because you are submitting work created by someone or something else as your own.