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

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quote: 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]

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Wow, frick this guy (Corrections scum)

People shouldn't be imprisoned at all. I don't blame anyone for fighting his/her captors.
I've said it before and I'll say it again - if there was a magic button to release all prisoners while providing for their reintegration into a new voluntary anarchic society, I would press it in a heartbeat.