"reactions and attributes of prisoners in solitary confinement," analyzes multiple studies conducted at different prisons throughout the united states. there was no difference found in the stress levels between the inmates inside of solitary confinement and those in general lockup according to this study. interviews were conducted that showed that inmates had a fear of the mental effects that solitary confinement would have, but that mental harm rarely occurred. there was also no significant difference between the results of the cpi scale between the control and the experimental group according to "reactions and attributes of prisoners in solitary confinement." this article proposes the idea that some inmates have inherent characteristics that allow them to better adapt to solitary confinement while others do not, similar to the ability to adapt to any new environment. furthermore, it showed that the majority of inmates adapted to solitary confinement within a few days finding ways to pass time such as sleeping, thinking about the future, and exercising. this article argues that this study gives a better representation of the effects of solitary confinement as it claims the participants are average inmates in traditional solitary confinement conditions, rather than controlled experimental conditions. the conclusions drawn from this study include the argument of consistency; that in order to prove that solitary confinement is harmful to inmates, there needs to be some sort of consistent negative result and their findings do not match this.