The strict penitentiary system of Philadelphia makes use of ennui alone as a means of punishment, through solitary confinement and idleness, and it is found so terrible that it has even led prisoners to commit suicide.
Philadelphiako kartzela-sistema zorrotzak aspertasuna bihurtzen du bakardadea eta jardunezaren bitartez zigor-tresna: eta hain da beldurgarria, non presoak suizidiora eramaten baititu.