KPCC-FM, Air Talk, November 8, 2011 Host Larry Mantle
http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2011/11/08/21307/how-young-is-too-you
“There is an emerging consensus around the country that this is cruel and unusual punishment. Even where it’s authorized by statute, it almost is never done, which is the definition of ‘unusual.’ Second, the US is almost alone around the world in using punishment like this for children. So, there is an international emerging sense of decency that needs to be considered.”