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Our Voices Are Rarely Heard

submitted by Aard Vark

(oritteropo)
8 years 4 months 4 weeks ago

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Vimeo description:

This short documentary offers a visceral snapshot at how inmates survive solitary confinement. With rare access inside Pelican Bay State Prison, filmmaker Cali Bondad and reporter Gabrielle Canon captured a day-in-the-life inside one of the most notorious supermax prisons in the US. The film shows a cinematic glimpse of the personal anguish and monotony described by inmates living in long-term isolation.
For a more in-depth look and current background on solitary confinement in the US, read Gabrielle Canon's article here:
medium.com/@gabriellecanon/ending-solitary-confinement-bb4e0311e058
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Director/ Editor - Cali Bondad
Reporter/ Producer - Gabrielle Canon
Director of Photography - Spenser Nottage
Executive Producer - Thorsten Hoppenworth
Sound Recordist - Kent Romney
Music Tracks - APM Music
Sound Mix - One Union
Colorgrade - Spy Post
Produced by Sister & Reddit
© Sister Studio 2016

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oritteropo

says...

When I was young I visited Port Arthur in Tasmania, which ran an experiment along these lines starting in 1848 - http://portarthur.org.au/activities/separate-prison/

What they found was that solitary confinement sent many of their prisoners mad, or at least caused neuroses (or PTSD) and it was described as a failed experiment.

(see Ignatieff, A Just Measure of Pain,p. 11.)