Impact Quote by Valerie Jarrett

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

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

“Psychological imprisonment was no less uncomfortable than its physical counterpart. In some ways, it was even worse; it provided the illusion of physical freedom,…

— Nenia Campbell

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

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

As governor, I will work to reform the practice of solitary confinement, which studies and medical and psychological associations say causes negative mental health…

— Michelle Lujan Grisham

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

— Florence King

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

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

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