Of course, the rest of the prisoners hate it. They call it the “Baby Crib.” They mock inmates coming out of it, shuffling with that vacant, muted look. But I’ve seen the recidivism numbers. The ones who spend a night in the soft room? They don’t stab the chef. They don’t dig tunnels. They just sit in the yard, staring at the sky, grateful for a texture that isn't numb.
You wanted to know why we’re still spending $500 per cell on three-foot-thick foam walls when we could just throw another bunk bed in there and call it a dormitory. Fair question. prison architect padded cells
So no, you can’t put a bunk bed in there. You can’t put two inmates in a padded cell. That’s not a cell anymore. That’s a slow-motion explosion. Of course, the rest of the prisoners hate it
But watch the CCTV footage from Tuesday. The ones who spend a night in the soft room
Sure, the schematics show a 2x2 room with a bed bolted to a rubber floor. No toilet (they get a drain in the corner—God help the janitor). No window. No radio. The intake report calls it “Suicide Watch.” The lawyers call it “Administrative Segregation for the Medically Fragile.”