severing of those networks half of all suicide attempts the New York Times wrote a social death. inflicts a social death. an expert witness featured a twenty-year-long study a social death. effects mental health issues and even suicide severing of those networks this week a social death. Solitary Confinement: Punished for Life (NYTimes) solitary confinement Solitary Confinement: Punished for Life "Solitary Confinement: Punished for Life" overwhelming evidence The psychological effects of this punishment are devastating featured a twenty-year-long study