In this week's exit ticket, discuss the doctrine of penal austerity and how it influences the way in which correctional staff do their jobs, and the conditions in which prison inmates live. Also, consider that the state has an obligation to ensure the conditions of confinement do not "jeopardize the basic dignity of the inmate through humiliation, intimidation, or exploitation." Given this obligation, is there a limit to the level of austerity prison inmates should be subjected to? Does solitary confinement go beyond that limit? Why or why not?