“. .

. a remarkable story of suffering, but also of resilience.

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powerful evidence that long-term isolation is torture. ”—Juan E.

Mendez, Professor of Human Rights in Residence, Washington College of Law, and Former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture“. .

. a gut-wrenching tale where solitary confinement is used to torture and destroy what is left in a person who is trying to survive prison—and the people who run it.

”—Karen Gedney, M. D.

, author of 30 Years Behind Bars: Trials of a Prison DoctorWhen eighteen-year-old Frank De Palma tried to avenge the senseless killing of his beloved dog, he landed in the courtroom of a hang ’em high judge. Though no one had died or even been injured by his action, he was sentenced to ten years in the Nevada State Prison, with a release in two years for good behavior.

Determined to do his time and go home, he quickly learned it wasn’t that simple and was thrust into “kill or be killed” situations that ultimately tacked four decades onto his sentence. During this time, he was placed in a solitary confinement cell, where it would be twenty-two years and thirty-six days before he would again see the light of day.

Never to Surrender! 22 Years in Solitary: The Battle for My Soul in a U. S.

Prison is an astounding story of justice run amok, of the casual corruption and depravity inside prison walls, but mostly, it is the story of one man’s fierce determination to survive it. .