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Re:Photo Requests from Solitary by thomk on Saturday July 04, 2020 @01:09PM (#23733543)
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.
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Re:Photo Requests from Solitary by clawedjird on Saturday July 04, 2020 @01:13PM (#23733568)
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?
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Re:Photo Requests from Solitary by 737min on Saturday July 04, 2020 @01:47PM (#23733763)
If someone shanks and rapes another inmate every time they get out of solitary?
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Re:Photo Requests from Solitary by clawedjird on Saturday July 04, 2020 @08:56PM (#23735925)
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.
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