Start to improve transparency on solitary confinement. At the hearing we heard testimony from a wide range of stakeholders, including the head of the bureau of prisons and advocates. Hud i ofer testified that our nation has seen a dramatic increase in the use of reliance on solitaire confinement over the last couple of decades. I also introduced the mercy act, a bill that would prohibit the use of solitary confinement on youth adjudicated delinquent in the federal system unless it is a temporary response to a serious risk of harm. To the juvenile others. Our Justice System must ensure justice in the deepest, richest meaning of that word. Its what we swear an oath to, that we will be a nation of liberty and justice for all, not just some but for all, and it means that we need to begin to expose the practices that are happening in our prisons and understand the consequences to all of us increased financial expenditures, increased risk to our security and our safety, increased risks of re