Survivors
Tens of thousands of inmates in American prisons live in total isolation. They don't see anyone. They don't talk to anyone. They are completely alone, sometimes for years, in a cell the size of a small bathroom.
2009 / Claire Schoen / Making Contact, National Radio Project, USA
![Claire BTS](http://s3.amazonaws.com/feature-photos/photos/156/large/Claire_BTS.jpg)
Tens of thousands of inmates in American prisons live in total isolation. They don't see anyone. They don't talk to anyone. They are completely alone, sometimes for years, in a cell the size of a small bathroom.
Producer Claire Schoen shares the voices of nine survivors of solitary confinement, who paint a vivid picture of what solitary looks, sounds, and feels like.
Survivors was commissioned in part by the American Friends Service Committee for the StopMax campaign.
produced by
![](http://s3.amazonaws.com//tciaf-media/image/dyad_claireschoen.jpeg)
Claire Schoen is an audio producer, creating sound-rich, character driven, documentary-style stories.