and in houston, texas, we're joined by lance lowry.he texasident of correctional plays union, which represents taxes risen employees. in january he wrote an open letter to texas prison officials that called on them to reduce the use of solitary confinement, including on the state's death row. he said similar step should be taken in jails and prisons nationwide. texas has more than 7100 prisoners in solitary, including 2400 who are mentally ill -- among the highest in the nation. a new study by the american journal of public health found new york city jail inmates and to call it terri -- solitary confinement are nearly seven times more likely to inflict self harm and those never signed to it. welcome to democracy now! dr. gilligan, let's go back to this case. the corrections officer in the pendergrass, was just indicted. talk about what happened to this young man in solitary confinement. what happened with the soap? >> he was given a highly toxic antiseptic soap ball, which according to the jails on regulations, was not supposed to be g