Reminds of a story written by William Blake who got sentenced to life in solitary confinement and has been there for 25 years already. Here's the read if someone is interested. There are some differences between his story and yours. One of them is that he didn't have a tv, but he did get escorted outside to a small courtyard every now and then. This strikes me as an oddity. I understand that owning a tv or being allowed to go outside for a stroll is a luxury, but why is this different from prison to prison? One thing I would be terrified of is the extreme boredom in solitary. Owning a tv can make a large difference as you can easily fight off the boredom for half a day if you have to. Not exactly quality time, but better than walking outside in circles for half an hour once a week. So how much variety is there in the privileges inmates get in solitary? Does it depend in which state the prison is located, or does every prison have their own policy?
Another thing I read from William, is how many people just lose it in solitary. Some cry every night, some even attempt suicide. How healthy your sanity is depends a lot on your neighbors I guess. You mentioned you were able to communicate with others in solitary and without it you would've probably lost your sanity. While you were locked in did you hear other people go insane, or were you all able to support each other mentally?
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Reminds of a story written by William Blake who got sentenced to life in solitary confinement and has been there for 25 years already. Here's the read if someone is interested. There are some differences between his story and yours. One of them is that he didn't have a tv, but he did get escorted outside to a small courtyard every now and then. This strikes me as an oddity. I understand that owning a tv or being allowed to go outside for a stroll is a luxury, but why is this different from prison to prison? One thing I would be terrified of is the extreme boredom in solitary. Owning a tv can make a large difference as you can easily fight off the boredom for half a day if you have to. Not exactly quality time, but better than walking outside in circles for half an hour once a week. So how much variety is there in the privileges inmates get in solitary? Does it depend in which state the prison is located, or does every prison have their own policy? Another thing I read from William, is how many people just lose it in solitary. Some cry every night, some even attempt suicide. How healthy your sanity is depends a lot on your neighbors I guess. You mentioned you were able to communicate with others in solitary and without it you would've probably lost your sanity. While you were locked in did you hear other people go insane, or were you all able to support each other mentally?
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