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How do I make the proponents of solitary confinement understand how solitary confinement is a living nightmare where the walls close in not just on the body, but on the soul. it is a void where time stretches into eternity, and the absence of human connection becomes a wound that never heals. In this crushing silence, the mind turns against itself, and the pain of isolation becomes so unbearable that death whispers as the only relief for many suicide is not an act of weakness, but the final act of defiance, a way to reclaim control over a life, stripped of dignity, hope, and the simple, sacred comfort of being seen. Or maybe they just don’t care.

I aways learn so much from Nicole Myers. Did you know that 42% of those detained in pretrial custody (with no hearing, just in limbo) have their charges stayed or withdrawn? Even for the small number who lose a contested bail hearing, rate of stay / withdrawal still high at 32%.