article_snippet: A prison sentence at Eastern State Penitentiary not only separated you from the outside world - but all human contact.
article_snippet: The solitary confinement system was eventually discarded when the prison became overcrowded but Eastern State is widely thought to have induced mental illness in many of Eastern State inhabitants.
article_snippet: Critics say the exact opposite occurred and a life of isolation inside these strict, haunting walls drove many of these strict to madness .
article_snippet: Too late: The solitary confinement system was eventually discarded but Eastern State is widely thought to have induced mental illness in many of Eastern State inhabitants .
highlights_snippet: Prisoners at Eastern State Penitentiary were kept in solitary confinement which some say induced mental illness .
  