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It's fucking barbaric not only that the death penalty still exists in some states but also that solitary confinement is a thing and even prisoners that aren't a danger to others get put in it. (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 days ago by SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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Just heard on the news today that Luigi is probably going to spend a lot of time in the hole because I guess people want to kill him. And that makes him safer, how? He's already in a prison cell it doesn't get more locked down than that.

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[-] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 30 points 2 days ago

From watching a lot of prison documentaries in my younger years: it absolutely does get more locked down than that. There's a lot of time in which the cells are just unlocked and inmates can wander around and play cards and shit. Even in high security bad murder guy prison.

Solitary confinement is torture, multiple studies and just having empathy have proven that multiple times.

I don't think torturing someone to protect them from being stabbed is a good idea but technically it does the job.

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 21 points 2 days ago

From watching a lot of prison documentaries in my younger years: it absolutely does get more locked down than that. There's a lot of time in which the cells are just unlocked and inmates can wander around and play cards and shit. Even in high security bad murder guy prison.

I'm used to hearing stories about prisons being on lockdown all the time and people being confined to their cells so I didn't know.

Solitary confinement is torture, multiple studies and just having empathy have proven that multiple times.

I don't think torturing someone to protect them from being stabbed is a good idea but technically it does the job.

It's fucking evil is what it is. Two summers ago I was at a rehab function and there were prison abolitionists there getting people to sign a petition to end solitary in my city and I don't think it ever passed.

[-] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 16 points 2 days ago

Yeah they are on lockdown every time someone breaks the rules basically so yes, they spend a lot of time in the cells. I have to be careful because the brain worms in prison docs are deep but it seems like all a coordinated effort needs is a few minutes to get someone stabbed. Hand signals and Morse code to communicate during lockdown is common.

I've not been to prison and am fully willing to accept I've been fed fiction from these documentaries. Not sure why but when i was like 21 i would just hit the bong and watch hours of that shit