An Architect’s Code
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Pelican Bay State Prison
There is no legal definition for solitary confinement. Life inside of a shoe means 22 to 23 hours a day inside of a tiny room, 80 or so square feet. Inmates are only allowed out of their cells for very short periods of time for constitutionally required exercise periods. Psychiatrist: Long term solitary confinement connected with absolute idleness causes human breakdown and destroys people as human beings.
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