Have you ever written on prison systems and criminal justice systems? I read yesterday a story that sickened me. Three years of solitary confinement with never any fresh air or exercise and "In dissent [of the rrefusal to hear the appeal], Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, wrote that the prisoner, Michael Johnson, was isolated in appalling conditions for almost three years at Pontiac Correctional Center.

'During that time, Johnson spent nearly every hour of his existence in a windowless, perpetually lit cell about the size of a parking space,' Justice Jackson wrote. 'His cell was poorly ventilated, resulting in unbearable heat and noxious odors. The space was also unsanitary, often caked with human waste.'

'And because Pontiac officials would not provide cleaning supplies to Johnson unless he purchased them from the commissary, he was frequently forced to clean that filth with his bare hands,' Justice Jackson continued. 'Johnson was allowed out of his cell to shower only once per week, for 10 brief minutes.'”