I'll bet I know a lot more about state prisons than you do.
If you knew anything about LeveL 4 pens (penitentiaries) where Lifers go, they are not as cushy as you think. Far from it. I suggest you read articles about Pelican Bay.
And a Life Sentence is LIFE, not a time out.
Prisons are Level 1 through 4, based on the severity of the crime and also a "points" system. Low level offenders end up in Level One, where you get all those "cushy" surrounding you speak of, and ranches and fire camps. If they violate a few times they get "points" and are sent to a Level 2 yard, a little tougher.
Level Four where Lifers go is much much different, brutal, not cushy in the slightest. And whether you survive there to die a natural death is itself in question.
Your post was sheer ignorance. Not your fault though, not many people know the details about how prisons are actually run and administered.
Does 22 1/2 Hours Alone in an 8 x 10 Cell Every Day Amount to Torture? Video From Inside Pelican Bay Prison
https://www.kqed.org/news/89880/inhu...isolation-unit
“I haven’t seen the moon since 1998.” That's inmate Jeremy Beasley, talking to me while sitting--shackled--in an interview room at Pelican Bay State Prison, California’s highest security lockup.
Beasley, a convicted murderer, was clearly surprised by my presence—he told me he hadn’t met with a visitor since 1994, when he was incarcerated.
It’s not just the moon Beasley hadn't seen in 15 years. During that time, in fact, Beasley rarely glimpsed the outside world. Before being transferred to another prison, he was held in Pelican Bay's Security Housing Unit, a windowless, bunker-like facility that houses more than 1,000 California inmates.
For 22-and-a-half hours a day, each inmate here is locked, usually alone, in an 8-by-10 feet cell. For 90 minutes the inmate is allowed to exercise in an adjacent room with 25-30 feet high walls. And that’s their entire day -- every day.
“I’ve seen guys lose their minds back here,” Beasley tells me.
Isolation Unit Conditions: Torture?
Monday in Sacramento lawmakers are delving into a growing national controversy over special security units like Pelican Bay's that are used to isolate thousands of inmates from the regular prison population. Civil rights groups say long-term isolation amounts to torture, while state corrections officials say the units are necessary and the conditions are humane.
