I wonder if the "Patrick" that signed that request is also the Patrick interviewed in this article also in the the Pelican Bay SHU:
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2013/07/17/california-pri...
Are you sure about that? I had the same reaction but then I starting thinking about all the horrible life-altering things a person could do to earn something like that. The penal system isn't perfect but it's what we have.
Re:Photo Requests from Solitary
by clawedjird on Saturday July 04, 2020 @01:13PM
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I’m not the person you responded to but, yes, I’m sure of it. In what sick alternate reality is an indefinite period of constant torture to be considered a reasonable sentence for anything?
If someone shanks and rapes another inmate every time they get out of solitary?
Re:Photo Requests from Solitary
by clawedjird on Saturday July 04, 2020 @08:56PM
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What percentage of people in solitary confinement do you think this describes? In any case, it sounds like your hypothetical prisoner should be in a psych unit.
It can serve absolutely no punitive or reformatory purpose. It is of zero value as a means to compensation. Whether it is useful as a deterrent is unclear, but also immaterial.
The only purpose I can imagine is for the public to witness the misfortune of fellow citizens. A modern day public execution.
I am not hopeful that things will get better in the foreseeable future. I can only hope that our children judge us harshly.
17 years in isolation.