solitary confinement is actually considered inhumane by experts (see cites below). I do not feel any sorrow for Mr. BK but I do wonder if people this anti social suffer as much as more ordinary humans do.Solitary confinement is a living death, with serious health consequences including gastrointestinal and genitourinary problems, diaphoresis, insomnia, deterioration of eyesight, profound fatigue, heart palpitations, migraines, back and joint pains, weight loss,
diarrhea, and aggravation of preexisting medical problems. Even those without a prior history of mental illness may experience a deterioration in mental health, experiencing anxiety, depression, anger, diminished impulse control, paranoia, visual and auditory hallucinations, cognitive disturbances, obsessive thoughts, paranoia, hypersensitivity to stimuli, posttraumautic stress disorder, self-harm, suicide, and/or psychosis.
Physical death is a one-time experience. BK suffers every day, progressively, which is OK with me. The fact that his petty complaints are his only daily interaction with human beings is - to me - very satisfying.
And he is not being "rehabilitated" - just kept from causing more harm.
The research is clear: Solitary confinement causes long- ...
Prison Policy Initiative
https://www.prisonpolicy.org › solitary_symposium
Dec 8, 2020 — At the International Symposium on Solitary Confinement, researchers and formerly incarcerated people made it clear that isolation causes ...
Solitary Confinement: Inhumane, Ineffective, and Wasteful
Southern Poverty Law Center
https://www.splcenter.org › Reports
Apr 4, 2019 — Solitary confinement of incarcerated persons is, at best, an ineffective and inhumane practice with little or no carceral benefit and, at worst, outright ...
How Solitary Confinement Contributes to the Mental Health ...
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
https://www.nami.org › ... › Blog › NAMI Blog
Mar 17, 2023 — Currently, in U.S. prisons, jails, youth detention, immigration detention and other carceral settings, people can be locked in solitary for ...