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The Prison Trap: mental strains of solitary confinement �I was always a happy kid, chirpy, happy-go-lucky . . . but prison really broke me�

Peter was just 17 when he first entered solitary confinement. �I had 30 days of my sentence left � I will never forget it � and I got into a fight. Because of what I did, I was put into �the pad� for 24 days. The only person I could see was the priest who�d bring down a cigarette for me and we�d sit there and have a chat for maybe 10 minutes. I would try to hold him there for longer, just for someone to talk to.� [read the full story here]

Irish Times, Monday, September 16, 2013
Tags: Prison Culture & Lifestyle, Federal
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