Cat_Crap t1_j5gvrkd wrote on January 22, 2023 at 10:37 PM

Reply to comment by Shinard in The Fyre Festival fraudster is launching his latest thing, and it looks like a party on an island by Worldly_Pirate_9817

You guys might be ruling out the concept that he wanted to be in solitary. For multiple reasons, but often safety. Protective Custody sometimes is more or less solitary in same facilities.

That's not to say Solitary as punishment isn't torture. It absolutely is torture and shouldn't be allowed.

mekatzer t1_j5iopr2 wrote on January 23, 2023 at 7:18 AM

He might also be lying about the durations

Shinard t1_j69u4xa wrote on January 28, 2023 at 8:06 PM

I am, honestly. The quote from the article was "McFarland told NBC News that during his time in prison he served two separate turns in solitary confinement: a three-month stint for sneaking a USB drive in with him containing notes for a possible tell-all book, and later a seven-month stretch for calling into a podcast about Fyre via payphone. Prison officials declined to discuss McFarland’s time in solitary. ". That's not framing the solitary as consensual.

Again, he could well be lying - that is rather what he's known for - but I can believe that he's not, and that in itself is pretty damning.