The UK built a special glass cell for a man who killed child predators in prison. He’s been in it for 45 years.... Maudsley is often described as the most isolated prisoner in the world. His story begins in the 1970s, when he first killed a man who had shown him disturbing photographs of children. After being confined to the psychiatric facility Broadmoor, Maudsley strangled another convicted abuser. His violence continued when he was later moved to Wakefield Prison. In 1978, he killed two inmates in a single day, both of whom were serving sentences for crimes against children. After this, prison authorities decided he could never be trusted among the general population again. To contain him, officials designed a special unit: a cell made almost entirely of glass inside Wakefield Prison. Journalists compared it to the fictional cage of Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. Within this transparent box, Maudsley lived in near-complete solitude for decades. His world was reduced to books, music, and his own thoughts. Over 16,000 consecutive days have passed in confinement, an extraordinary and haunting record of isolation. As of recent reports, Maudsley remains under heavy isolation at HMP Whitemoor, still referred to as the “real-life Hannibal Lecter,” though unlike the fictional character, his victims were only those already imprisoned for crimes against children. © Reddit #archaeohistories