Well, he just banned solitary confinement for juveniles, and shortened the maximum solitary confinement for a first offense:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;politics&#x2F;obama-bans-solitary-confinement-for-juveniles-in-federal-prisons&#x2F;2016&#x2F;01&#x2F;25&#x2F;056e14b2-c3a2-11e5-9693-933a4d31bcc8_story.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;politics&#x2F;obama-bans-solitary-...</a><p>So, at least in this case, it looks like he lived up to the hype.