> why on earth would anybody be outraged or otherwise incensed by this? Many people, including mental health experts and human rights advocates, believe that s

> why on earth would anybody be outraged or otherwise incensed by this? Many people, including mental health experts and human rights advocates, believe that solitary confinement is essentially torture. See http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-will-the-torture-of-solitary-confinement/2013/02/20/ae115d74-7ac9-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-will-the-tortu... and http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/03/30/090330fa_fact_gawande http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/03/30/090330fa_fact_... for example.