Am I in minority to be the kind of person that would prefer serving something like a 1-5 years sentence in solitary instead of a regular american prison
(Yeah, probably at a 5 years limit or something like that it would be too much and it be psychologically impossible for you to come back to society...)
Respectfully, this is spoken like someone who doesn't realize what solitary confinement actually entails, nor is familiar with the rich body of literature on the subject.
There's a reason even the most hardened criminals quake with fear at the notion of being put in "The Hole". Isolation grinds away at your mind until you fall apart.
At least in gen-pop you can find someone to talk to, even if they may try to kill you when you turn away.
Without giving too much away: watch as the criminals they feature walk into solitary confinement with sentences of weeks or months with the attitude of, "This is nothing. I'd prefer it here". Witness what it does to them.
I new someone who was in jail for a short period, and they put him in solitary solely for his protection. He was grateful for it, but I don't think it was the same kind of solitary.
(Yeah, probably at a 5 years limit or something like that it would be too much and it be psychologically impossible for you to come back to society...)