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Old 03-05-2008, 06:53 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by waitingtables View Post
That is basically what I meant. While some people might think it's torture to be in prison, there are many, many, worse things that could happen. I don't think it's torture to removed from society when you have committed what it considers it's most heinous crime.
I was specifically talking about the type of lock down employed by the super-maxes to protect guards and other prisoners from the most dangerous murderers.

There have been numerous studies that show that isolation and sensory deprivation will drive a person mad.

How can you say that is not torture?
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