[Johnnyvee]

I really can`s see how this form of punishment can be justified constitutionally, it certainly is extremely cruel and unusual. The only equivalent form of punishment globally would be the notorious black-dolphin prison in Siberia, which arguably has even harsher conditions/terms. However the inmates there are housed mostly 2 in 1 cell.

But being locked up for 23 hours a day in a small box the size on an average bathroom, only to get one hour "outdoors" in another box! That`s pretty grim no matter how you see it.
Zero human interaction, except maybe a few words with the guards as you`re escorted to your recreation box. As I`ve understood, at ADX Florence, which is the federal Supermax prison and hence the most secure facility in the land, prisoners do not have verbal access to other inmates at all. (This is not the case at other Supermax facilities.)
Ironically, Gitmo might be a better alternative, even though you risk (at least under the Bush administration) some form of "soft" torture. I think it`s the total isolation that in the long term will make Supermax, and ADX Florence in particular, a living nightmare. (At Gitmo there seems to be a certain level of prisoner interaction.) So even though you`re physically safe under supermax conditions, probably even a dangerous prison would be better, since you will be spared the "mental" torture. We have evolved to be social beings after all. Maybe a few natural loners can cope, (Ted Kaczynski etc.) but for most people I imagine you will have a total nervous breakdown, severe claustrophobia and suicide attempts and the like when serving in such a facility.

I`m certainly not a fan of people like Ramzi Youssef, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the like. (I do admire the intellect of Kaczynski though, if not his actions.) But referring to victims of various crimes, or what people like this "deserve" totally misses the point. This is about the power granted to Government, by the people, via the constitution. The founding fathers did not grant the State these powers, hence these forms of punishment should not take place. (It`s debatable, but I would say that it`s certainly not in the spirit of the founders.) What people who say things like; `If you can`t do the time`...etc. also miss is that when they indirectly sanction these forms of punishment, the State thugs who come up with these things gain confidence, and things will get even more extreme. Also, who knows what will be illegal in the future? Attitudes and laws/interpretations change. You just might be creating your own nightmare. Criticize some Femi-Nazi future official…trough him in a cell at ADX...no one will ever hear from you again!