This is such a depressing story. Locked in solitary confinement, in a windowless box for your whole life. Very sadistic. He's in a bad-ass prison why wouldn't he be able to have contact with the others or at least a mother fucking window or art supplies for that matter.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/21/us/21artist.html?_r=2&th&emc=th&oref=slogi&oref=slogin