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If sentenced to 25 years in prison, would you rather live in a dorm-like cell block where you can mingle with others (who are not a huge danger to you), or be put in solitary confinement, 12'x12' cell?

Asked by Kraigmo (9055points) April 15th, 2022

I keep reading about the human-rights horrors of solitary confinement because humans are “social animals” and being in solitude longer than a few days is emotional torture for most people.
I realize Solitary Confinement is torture for other reasons (small cell, 24 hour bright lights, etc), but those other reasons are never talked about. It’s the “solitude” itself that the human rights organizations have a problem with.
But let’s say you had the option of a 12’x12’ cell all to yourself, with a lighting scheme that is not disagreable to you, and all the library books you wanted. Would you take that option?

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