woodfox said that albert survived the extreme environment of solitary confinement because of his strength and character. these inhumane practices must stop. jonathan martin, al jazeera, new orleans. >> director of the national prison project at the american civil liberties union. he joins us live from washington, d.c. thank you very much for being with us. 43 years in solitary confineme confinement. how does anyone survive that? >> it's quite extraordinary that he's able to survive the torture and mistreatment that is unknown any other democratic country. the damaging effects of solitary confinement are really quite well-known. they range from anxiety, panic attacks, to cognitive difficulties, inability to think clearly, to concentrate, self mutilation, suicide, and sometimes frank and irreversible psychosis. the fact that mr. woodfox has survived 43 years of this kind of abuse is really quite extraordinary. >> what might someone have access to if they're in solitary confinement? >> well, it's a level of deprivation that i think is really impossible for most of us to imagine. think of loc