What is solitary confinement like?

I strongly urge reading Atul Gawande's article in the New Yorker "Is Solitary Confinement Torture." It questions the humanity/effectiveness of solitary confinement as a means of corrections while putting forth alternatives that have worked well in other countries such as Britain. read more

Solitary confinement, which began in the United States in the 1800s as an experiment to reform criminals, has re-emerged as a way to discourage prison violence. read more

Solitary confinement is a form of imprisonment in which an inmate is isolated from any human contact, often with the exception of members of prison staff, for 22–24 hours a day, with a sentence ranging from days to decades. read more