t most of their time outside in the yard on required work details, few of them were kept in “D Block” which was known as the prisons solitary confinement hallway and a cell feared by many inmates known as “The Hole” (room made of concrete with a single hole in the floor). Alcatraz eventually closed its doors in 1963 because its operating expenses were much higher than those of other federal facilities at the time (History.com).
“It’s an awful thing, solitary. It crushes your spirit and weakens your resistance more effectively than any other form of mistreatment.” a quote by Senator John McCain who spent more than two years in insolation in a 15 by 15 cell during his five and a half years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. Solitary confinement plays a huge role in shaping an inmates mind and body both during and after their sentence, and although much of it may not show during their time spent in solitary, most of the inmates who go on to survive and head back to the real world are affected tremendously. Researchers have found litt...