Cruel Quote by Chelsea Manning

I did a lot of research on what solitary confinement does to you, how you become acclimated to being surrounded by people again after…

— Bill Skarsgard

Solitary confinement is too terrible a punishment to inflict on any human being, no matter what his crime. Hardened criminals in the men's prisons,…

— Emmeline Pankhurst

The world is a prison in which solitary confinement is preferable.

— Karl Kraus

People aren't wired to be alone. Even in the stressful population of prison, solitary confinement is still considered a cruel punishment.

— Richard Paul Evans

As far as this business of solitary confinement goes, the most important thing for survival is communication with someone, even if it's only a…

— John McCain

Solitary confinement has been used extensively, it always has. I was in prison for 44 years; it was a normal part of life -…

— Wilbert Rideau

You start to forget about the world outside - it's not relevant or relatable anymore. The darkest part of solitary confinement is that you…

— Chelsea Manning

Something in our nature cries out to be loved by another. Isolation is devastating to the human psyche. That is why solitary confinement is…

— Gary Chapman

If you ever meet someone who cannot understand why solitary confinement is considered punishment, you have met a misanthrope.

— Florence King

The impact of solitary confinement can have a devastating consequence to the psychology of the people who are affected.

— Valerie Jarrett

Incessant company is as bad as solitary confinement.

— Virginia Woolf

I didn't mind the 23 hours a day solitary confinement for the majority of the time, because after the first few years in prison,…

— Nick Yarris