> about 2.3 million people are incarcerated in the United States. On average, close to 4% of them are held in solitary confinement. Almost 100K people in solit

> about 2.3 million people are incarcerated in the United States. On average, close to 4% of them are held in solitary confinement. Almost 100K people in solitary confinement is insane. These are dehumanizing psychologically destabilizing conditions, with permanent psychological effects, that are among the worst thing you can do to someone. I find it incredible that it has become so standardize and ordinary in the USA, instead of a rare last resort thing for extreme problems.