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A review by twistingsnake
Hell Is a Very Small Place: Voices from Solitary Confinement by
challenging
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
5.0
One of the most important books you can read. It radicalized me to something I only passively thought I understood. After reading this book and starting conversations with friends and family’s about when solitary confinement is “necessary” I’ve been horrified to find that the views of the public reflects our terrible reality.
The idea that there is any crime that justifies a half-life, a perpetual dying until the body gives out is cruel beyond belief. We need to put an end to all forms of solitary regardless of crime. The public lives in a blissful ignorance that only those who “deserve” it are put in a box 23 hours a day. No one deserves it, and the ones that are arrive from various paths that inarguably should not lead them to the worst form of torture still utilized in our justice system today.
Read this. Take what you’ve learned and share it with others. It’s only through education, empathy, and awareness that we can begin dismantling our cruel justice system.
The idea that there is any crime that justifies a half-life, a perpetual dying until the body gives out is cruel beyond belief. We need to put an end to all forms of solitary regardless of crime. The public lives in a blissful ignorance that only those who “deserve” it are put in a box 23 hours a day. No one deserves it, and the ones that are arrive from various paths that inarguably should not lead them to the worst form of torture still utilized in our justice system today.
Read this. Take what you’ve learned and share it with others. It’s only through education, empathy, and awareness that we can begin dismantling our cruel justice system.