Solitary Confinement, Round Three

Cohen refers to “…an eternal truth of civilized life on this planet; prisons are always worse than the officials who run them say they are.”

Another eternal truth is that jails and prisons often are never as bad as the media portrays them.

—Annette Hanson

Dr. Hanson is a forensic psychiatrist and co-author of Shrink Rap: Three Psychiatrists Explain Their Work. The opinions expressed are those of the author only, and do not represent those of any of Dr. Hanson’s employers or consultees, including the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene or the Maryland Division of Correction.