Hi, Jim. Yes, he's in the secure ward at the county hospital, but the thing is, he's being treated like a prisoner in solitary confinement. He/his ward is under guard. He has no windows, is never let out of the room, has to use bath wipes for personal hygiene because they won't let him go to the showers, and had his TV, radio, computer, phone taken away. He has no visitors, but it's unclear if that's because they aren't allowed or because he just doesn't have anyone to visit him.

Ever see the episode of the TV show 30 Days where the host volunteers to be put into prison for a month, including solitary confinement? He was in solitary for only 72 hours, but even in such a short time, he really noticed how it messes with his mind by the end of the 72 hours. This poor Daniels guy has been by himself roughly 8-9 months like this! Remember, he's not convicted of any crime. He's a patient in a hospital. At least in Typhoid Mary's time, there were entire hospitals set up for quarantine, so Mary Mallon could interact with other people, walk around, look out the window, etc. (Not that I would want health conditions where entire hospitals are necessary for quarantine purposes, of course. )



I agree. I was just making the point, based on the limited information in the original news story, that there was the possibility that he was locked up rather..."unfairly" is the only word I can think of at the moment. I mean, based on the original article we were referring to in the original post, it wasn't clear if he really clearly understood the need to wear a mask, was he ever warned and given another chance to comply before being locked up, etc. But after reading some more articles, it's pretty clear that he understood the instructions, was told more than once, but still didn't comply. So, I agree, for the public's sake and his own sake, detention and treatment seem warranted.