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I liked the part where you told me about he "calculus of a lifer". Anyway, that guy is misrepresenting what AggSeg is. It's not torture, he was not egregiously

I liked the part where you told me about he "calculus of a lifer". Anyway, that guy is misrepresenting what AggSeg is. It's not torture, he was not egregiously isolated, he still had contact with people. He ate better food and had more TV. He's just the type who will always complain about the conditions of the facility, and all the inmates like to LARP about "the hole" being hardcore, because that's where the violent folks are sent.

squeaky-clean 4y ago
He didn't have a TV in his room... They also only get 1 book per week at Potosi. https://solitarywatch.org/2011/04/10/voices-from-solitary-destroyed-souls/ https://solitarywatch.org/2011/04/10/voices-from-solitary-de...
- i_like_apis 4y ago
  1 book a week is a little rough. But meh. These guys tear library books up and clog the toilets with them. And I didn't mean TV in the room - Often, there is a TV outside that you have view of in AggSeg pods (speaking from 2 facilities I have been to). They do this because AggSeg characters like to throw fits and shout and kick their doors and generally make the place sound like a zoo. When there is a TV most people can see, they are calmer and tell each other to be quiet so they can watch. It's not that "solitary", inmates can hear each other and usually approach each other's doors to chat on individual free times, depending on the facility. A lot of AggSeg guys just harass and threaten each other whenever they can. Of course, there is usually some loss of privilege in AggSeg - he could probably have a TV in his room in genpop if he had the funds. Usually not true in AggSeg. Also he may or may not have had Cantine. In my experience they allow it, if you are not on restriction for whatever offenses you committed to land yourself in AggSeg. Other than that it's just whining. AggSeg is disciplinary (in addition to being about segregating violent people for the safety of genpop). Grievance forms are usually one of the only things these folks can figure out as an activity.

squeaky-clean 4y ago

He didn't have a TV in his room... They also only get 1 book per week at Potosi. https://solitarywatch.org/2011/04/10/voices-from-solitary-destroyed-souls/ https://solitarywatch.org/2011/04/10/voices-from-solitary-de...

i_like_apis 4y ago
1 book a week is a little rough. But meh. These guys tear library books up and clog the toilets with them. And I didn't mean TV in the room - Often, there is a TV outside that you have view of in AggSeg pods (speaking from 2 facilities I have been to). They do this because AggSeg characters like to throw fits and shout and kick their doors and generally make the place sound like a zoo. When there is a TV most people can see, they are calmer and tell each other to be quiet so they can watch. It's not that "solitary", inmates can hear each other and usually approach each other's doors to chat on individual free times, depending on the facility. A lot of AggSeg guys just harass and threaten each other whenever they can. Of course, there is usually some loss of privilege in AggSeg - he could probably have a TV in his room in genpop if he had the funds. Usually not true in AggSeg. Also he may or may not have had Cantine. In my experience they allow it, if you are not on restriction for whatever offenses you committed to land yourself in AggSeg. Other than that it's just whining. AggSeg is disciplinary (in addition to being about segregating violent people for the safety of genpop). Grievance forms are usually one of the only things these folks can figure out as an activity.