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Related, if you're ever in Philadelphia, I suggest visiting, eastern state penitentiary, the first penitentiary in America. For many years, everyone was basical
by underseacables 3y ago
Related, if you're ever in Philadelphia, I suggest visiting, eastern state penitentiary, the first penitentiary in America. For many years, everyone was basically in solitary confinement. Very sobering place.
- Exoristos 3y agoDickens' account of his tour of this place (and he was all for the "progress" solitary confinement represented then) makes it seem like the worst kind of torture. However, it stuck out to me that, at that time, solitary prisoners were _provided with hand work of their choice_. So today's version is more barbaric.