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-tortu... and http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/03/30/090330fa_fact_... for example.
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-tortu... and http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/03/30/090330fa_fact_... for example.