Prison conditions violate the 8th amendment

[Jeanette X]

Originally Posted by punkgrrrlie10

Imagine sitting in a room, by yourself. Just sitting there. Smelling crap and urine with shitty food....just sitting there. I would go crazy in solitary confinement which is usually how death row prisoners are kept.

Hmm...I wonder what the proper psychological term for the stress brought on by such an environment.