It is no mistake on Nel Noddings’ part to consider isolation a manifestation of evil. The utter cruelty of confining another person to a cell, cage, or box boggles the mind. That it can go on for years or even decades is unimaginable. Where was the outcry when Zacarias Moussaoui was sentenced to life in prison in solitary confinement with no possibility of parole for his role in the attacks on 9/11?