Death Quote by Sage Francis

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

— Valerie Jarrett

During the days I felt myself slipping into a kind of madness. Solitary confinement has an astonishing effect on the mind. The trip was…

— Tahir Shah

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

— Florence King

“Playing the victim is like surrendering to self-imprisonment.”

— Cynthia Olmedo

“Murderers — serving life sentences — were caring for their dying fellow inmates. Washing their bed-sore covered bodies, changing their diapers, holding their hands…

— Lisa R. Cohen

“If we internalize every disappointing setback with contempt and self-loathing, a life of solitary confinement and discontentment awaits us. It’s a verdict indicted by…

— Jason Versey

I have spent 11 horrific years in solitary confinement in a 6-square-meter dungeon three floors underground without sunlight or fresh air. But I endured…

— Samir Geagea

They put me in solitary confinement, and although I went on to do 8,755 days of solitary in total, the first two were the…

— Nick Yarris

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

How many persons condemned to the horrors of solitary confinement have gone mad - simply because the thinking faculties have lain dormant!

— Jules Verne

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

— Karl Kraus

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