“It’s not the physical things that you’re without that make it so hard to be incarcerated for life. It’s the fact that you’re helpless to take care of your family when they’re sick, to raise your children, to help in their times of struggle, and to give back to your community. Instead you’re a burden, a charity case, someone to pity. It strips you of your self-esteem and your self-respect.” PrisonersSolitary ConfinementPrison Life Book:Hell Is a Very Small Place: Voices from Solitary Confinement Source: Hell Is a Very Small Place: Voices from Solitary Confinement