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A review by mrskinnunen
Hell Is a Very Small Place: Voices from Solitary Confinement by
4.0
From the outside, you may think, “Why in the hell would you want to read something like that?” Ever since reading Just Mercy & The Sun Does Shine, I’ve been fascinated by the workings of the US prison system & the effects of its corruption.
These are the words written by death row prisoners, yes - murderers & the worst of the worst. But that’s not the point. They are also the words of human beings. The mere existence of “SED” (aka solitary confinement) is what’s being questioned here, as well as the arguably minor offenses that land you there in the first place.
What I did not know before reading this book is not just the large population currently “living” in SEDs, but the horrifying fact that so many of them have been there for YEARS. It’s absolutely disgusting. I wish there was incentive for someone smart & rich & compassionate to clean up our prison system.
These are the words written by death row prisoners, yes - murderers & the worst of the worst. But that’s not the point. They are also the words of human beings. The mere existence of “SED” (aka solitary confinement) is what’s being questioned here, as well as the arguably minor offenses that land you there in the first place.
What I did not know before reading this book is not just the large population currently “living” in SEDs, but the horrifying fact that so many of them have been there for YEARS. It’s absolutely disgusting. I wish there was incentive for someone smart & rich & compassionate to clean up our prison system.