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re: Thomas Silverstein has been in solitary confinement with the lights on since 1983

Posted on 3/26/18 at 4:05 pm to
Posted by jlovel7
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Member since Aug 2014
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Posted on 3/26/18 at 4:05 pm to
Never turning the lights off seems like cruel and unusual punishment.
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger
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Posted on 3/26/18 at 4:10 pm to
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Never turning the lights off seems like cruel and unusual punishment.



likely justified by the need for continuous monitoring.
Posted by Jim Smith
Member since May 2016
2915 posts
Posted on 3/26/18 at 4:14 pm to
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Never turning the lights off seems like cruel and unusual punishment.


Who gives a shite.
Posted by farmertiger
Member since Jan 2018
186 posts
Posted on 3/26/18 at 4:15 pm to
They had to find a way to punish him because tacking on life sentences to someone with two already is obviously not working.
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Silverstein claims that "no human contact” status is essentially a form of torture reserved for those who kill correctional officers. "When an inmate kills a guard, he must be punished," a Bureau of Prisons official told author Pete Earley. "We can’t execute Silverstein, so we have no choice but to make his life a living hell. Otherwise other inmates will kill guards too. There has to be some supreme punishment. Every convict knows what Silverstein is going through. We want them to realize that if they cross the same line that he did, they will pay a heavy price."[4]
This post was edited on 3/26/18 at 4:17 pm
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
67593 posts
Posted on 3/26/18 at 4:19 pm to
a strobe light would be worse
Posted by X123F45
Member since Apr 2015
27480 posts
Posted on 3/26/18 at 4:28 pm to
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Never turning the lights off seems like cruel and unusual punishment.




Meh.

I'd give him bees daily.
Posted by McLemore
Member since Dec 2003
31536 posts
Posted on 3/26/18 at 4:55 pm to
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Never turning the lights off seems like cruel and unusual punishment.


it is. prolonged solitary itself is even worse. unreal this still exists in the US. savage.

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He has done quite a lot while in prison to earn his isolation. Killed two guards, started a riot, etc.


this makes it a trickier situation, of course. well, f him.
This post was edited on 3/26/18 at 4:56 pm
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