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Solitary confinement torture by the numbers: 81,622: Number of prisoners in solitary confinement across the United States in 2005, the last year for which the federal government released data 11,730: Number of inmates held in isolation in California prisons today 7: Percentage of California inmates who are in isolation 39: Percentage of inmate suicides that happen in isolation units 78: Percentage of Security Housing Unit (SHU) inmates not classified as gang “leaders” or “members” $12,317: Extra annual cost to taxpayers for each prisoner in the Pelican Bay SHU 11’7” x 7’7”: Dimensions of a SHU cell at Pelican Bay 6’ x 8’: Dimensions of the average American home’s walk-in closet 51: Percentage of Pelican Bay SHU inmates who have spent at least five years in isolation 89: Number who have been in solitary for at least 20 years 1: Number who have been there for 42 years

Solitary confinement torture by the numbers:

  • 81,622: Number of prisoners in solitary confinement across the United States in 2005, the last year for which the federal government released data

  • 11,730: Number of inmates held in isolation in California prisons today

  • 7: Percentage of California inmates who are in isolation

  • 39: Percentage of inmate suicides that happen in isolation units

  • 78: Percentage of Security Housing Unit (SHU) inmates not classified as gang “leaders” or “members”

  • $12,317: Extra annual cost to taxpayers for each prisoner in the Pelican Bay SHU

  • 11’7” x 7’7”: Dimensions of a SHU cell at Pelican Bay

  • 6’ x 8’: Dimensions of the average American home’s walk-in closet

  • 51: Percentage of Pelican Bay SHU inmates who have spent at least five years in isolation

  • 89: Number who have been in solitary for at least 20 years

  • 1: Number who have been there for 42 years

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    Fucking insane. Our country is so fucked up.
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    Holy fucking crap I cannot even fathom solitary confinement for that long. These statistics are despicable. Absolutely...
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