> Source: 1 year in lockup (solitary) with them As someone whose main knowledge of the US prison system is only from TV and not from first person (thankfully),

> Source: 1 year in lockup (solitary) with them As someone whose main knowledge of the US prison system is only from TV and not from first person (thankfully), I think I don't understand what "solitary" is. I thought the whole point of it was that the detained person didn't have contact with others?