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Solitary is one of the worst things we do to other human beings. Humans are social creatures, and despite these people's transgressions, how this isn't consider
by disillusioned 6y ago
Solitary is one of the worst things we do to other human beings. Humans are social creatures, and despite these people's transgressions, how this isn't considered cruel and unusual punishment and unconstitutional is completely baffling to me. I understand the desire to use solitary as a control mechanism and an escalation threat against inmates, but for people to be held in these conditions for _years_ baffles me that anyone could think that's acceptable.
- capableweb 6y agoAgree! Quote from another comment here: > I’ve been held in isolative conditions for 17 years How can this be legal, beneficial for anyone or even possible for other humans to execute on? One would think that prisons should at least pretend to try to make people better than just isolating them until they die. And if not that, one would think that prisons would make a cost/benefit analysis and find out that people generally get more twisted from spending long time in isolation. And if neither of those two are applied, one would think that someone along the chain would see "17 years of isolation" and act to fix that or refuse the order of continue to lock them up. The prison world is truly fucked up, and it's not because of the prisoners.
- sukilot 6y agoIt's easy to ignore the suffering of others. You and I do it all day every day.
- vyrotek 6y agoSaw your comment and then this request. Was sad to see no responses. "volunteers fighting to end solitary confinement, with symbols of freedom" http://photorequestsfromsolitary.org/123-2/ http://photorequestsfromsolitary.org/123-2/