I think 7 years is plenty although I don't think anyone should have to suffer solitary for any reason. And yeah I generally just avoid using the pronoun or use

I think 7 years is plenty although I don't think anyone should have to suffer solitary for any reason. And yeah I generally just avoid using the pronoun or use she when forced to. But the article you linked had pictures of "him" at the bottom and so using he was unconscious.