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Using data and anecdotes, they discuss the world's largest prisons, highlighting examples like Louisiana State Penitentiary and Turkey’s Skopje Prison, with populations around 3,700 to 11,000 inmates. They emphasize that many prisons are small relative to the number of inmates, shaping a picture of incarceration as a brutal, often inhumane system that boundary-pushers like Chelsea Manning have endured in solitary confinement.
They relay stories of solitary confinement, the physical and mental toll, and debate whether such prolonged isolation may be more cruel than death. The lively discussion underscores the human cost of incarceration and the ethical questions surrounding modern justice.