re: #237 recusancy

“For 23 out of 24 hours every day—for seven straight months and counting—he sits completely alone in his cell. Even inside his cell, his activities are heavily restricted; he’s barred even from exercising and is under constant surveillance to enforce those restrictions. For reasons that appear completely punitive, he’s being denied many of the most basic attributes of civilized imprisonment, including even a pillow or sheets for his bed (he is not and never has been on suicide watch).”

If it’s true it’s torture. Yes. If it’s true.

Most everyone who is in isolation or solitary only goes out one hour a day. And they sit alone in the cell. If you’re so worried about this now you should have been worried about it before. Bradley Manning should not get special treatment. If you want to change the penal system then look at the whole picture and not this guy.