scrutiny of super-maximum security prisons and the institutionalization of solitary confinement is accompanied by suggestions for alternative methods. one alternative is to administer medical treatment for disorderly inmates who display signs of mental illness. the correction department of new york city implemented plans to transfer mentally ill inmates to an internal facility for further help rather than solitary confinement in 2013. dora b. schriro, correction commissioner, said that treatment would help turn a “one size fits all” policy into a program to promote success in jail and the outside world. a second alternative is to deal with long-term inmates by promoting familial and social relationships through the encouragement of visitations which may help boost morale. carl kummerlowe believes that familial counseling and support may be useful for inmates nearing the end of a long-term sentence that may otherwise exhibit signs of aggression. this alternative would help inmates cope with extreme long term sentences in prisons such as those harbored in pelican bay. a third alternative would involve regular reevaluation and accelerated transition of isolated inmates back to prison population to help curb long-term effects of solitary confinement. these alternative methods suggest a more restorative justice approach to handling high-security offenders.