The following was written a few days before Christmas by a man, now in his fifties, who has been in prison for 26 years. He wrote this in response to receiving a holiday card and note from Solitary Watch. To help us keep in touch with people in solitary confinement throughout the year, please consider a […]
Voices from Solitary: "That's the Only Mail I Get..."
![[LIFE AT TAMMS ]ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY MARCH 8--FILE-A cell block at the new Tamms Correctional Center in Tamms, Ill., is shown on Feb. 3, 1998, when the facility was dedicated. Illinois' newest and toughest state prison has been designed to isolate the worst inmates from the rest of Illinois' 41,000 prisoners and break them of their violent habits through strict isolation. Tamms will be accepting the first handful of its 500 inmates beginning Monday, March 9, and expects to be at full capacity by the summer. (AP Photo/Mark Christian)](https://solitarywatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tamms-interior.jpg)