A look inside the reality of solitary confinement.

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:00]Um, so this is our close custody housing unit.

[00:00:04]As you can see we have uh the security cages.

[00:00:07]>> Okay.

[00:00:08]Have officers. We have to make sure we have two officers because these are our more dangerous inmates in here. All right. So that inmates inside now?

[00:00:17]>> Yes. They are our inmates. Okay. And they waiting to take someone out?

[00:00:21]They're probably talking to a mental health person. Uh okay.

[00:00:25]>> a mental health professional.

[00:00:27]They they do segregation rounds. Humans aren't really meant to be by themselves.

[00:00:32]And when they're in here they're here for 23 hours and they go only get to have 1 hour out in the day room.

[00:00:38]Okay. This is another trustee here?

[00:00:39]>> Trustees, yeah. They're just painting.

[00:00:41]Our job ladies. Hello. How long you staying here? Uh 12 months. 12 months, right.