To protect them because they're former law enforcement in prison. One of them was almost beaten to death when he was in the general population.
“in Solitary to protect them”.
They need to be in a minimum security prison at the very least. This “Solitary Confinement” is cruel beyond any neccessity. 23 hours a day with total isolation with only a radio and a Bible.
Even in Texas, this sort of treatment is limited to the most dangerous of inmates and to Death Row.