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It also makes a tremendous difference when isolation is voluntary, versus being held prisoner in solitary confinement.
by silentbicycle 17y ago
It also makes a tremendous difference when isolation is voluntary, versus being held prisoner in solitary confinement.
- mkelly 17y agoAgreed. A lot of the "defiant" behaviors of the prisoners seemed to be efforts to exert some control over their environment. Also, the newer British system allowed more control in addition to less confinement. I wonder if there's much overlap at all between the psychological effect of voluntary solitude and forced solitude.