"The United States is a nation of second chances, but the experience of solitary confinement too often undercuts that second chance. Those who do make it out often have trouble holding down jobs, reuniting with family and becoming productive members of society. Imagine having served your time and then being unable to hand change over to a customer or look your wife in the eye or hug your children."
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President Barack Obama in Barack Obama: Why we must rethink solitary confinement, a 2016 Op-Ed for the Washington Post.
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