Groups seek probe of solitary confinement in North Carolina [Chron.com]

We may also do well to consider the published testimony of Father James T. Collins, then president of the American Correctional Chaplains association, before the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities, suggesting that "militant prisoners" be moved to "Maxi-Maxi" institutions-where they would be kept in their cells 23 to 23 1/2 hours per day. It was later alleged that Bishop Sheen conferred with Father Collins on the matter, noting he [Bishop Sheen] did not concur with Father Collins' suggestion to the committee.

I can just imagine Infants growing up in a [B.F.] "Skinner box". I remember the Life Magazine photo of Skinner's [then teen-age] daughter riding a bicycle through a park, and the "blank stare" on her face while riding. Even Neo-natal Intensive Care "Cribs" seemed harsh to me. Perhaps some of my own experiences in such "solitary" "correctional" environments had a measurable effect. I also need to express gratitude for some "resilience building" experiences that helped me cope with those, fortunately brief, durations in my late-teen years. ...