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		flerchin on Oct 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How I survived a year in ‘the hole’ without losing... In the most charitable interpretation, prisoners misbehave, and the guards can ensure compliance by taking away privileges. There is no reduction in sentence for good behavior, so other tools must be employed.

bombcar on Oct 30, 2022 [–]

Segregation is basically prison-prison; there's not much else that can (legally) be done as a punishment once you're already in the can for life.

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