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Thomas Edward Silverstein (born Thomas Edward Conway; February 4, 1952 – May 11, 2019) was an American criminal who spent the last 42 years of his life in prison after being convicted of four separate murders while imprisoned for armed robbery, one of which was overturned.
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- Life imprisonment
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- Former leader of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang
May 21, 2019 · Thomas Silverstein, a violent white supremacist who was believed to have been held in isolation longer than any other American inmate in a federal prison, more than half his life, died on May 11...
Feb 14, 2022 · Thomas Silverstein was a violent convict who murdered four people while imprisoned, including a guard and a gang leader. He spent 36 years in solitary confinement in a soundproof cell with no human contact, until he died in 2019.
Thomas Silverstein has been locked under the tightest conditions in the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in total isolation since he murdered a correctional officer in 1983. The lights are kept on 24 hours a day in his cell. At first, the BOP stripped him to his boxer shorts and did not let him have anything in his cell.
May 23, 2019 · CNN — Thomas Silverstein, a triple murderer who spent decades in solitary confinement in federal prison, died at a Colorado hospital this month, officials said Wednesday. Silverstein died May...
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Aug 6, 2019 · Thomas Silverstein spent decades in solitary confinement for killing three prison guards and two gang leaders. He was released from his concrete box by his death in 2019, after a lifetime of violence and regret.
Dec 21, 2022 · Learn about Thomas Silverstein, a former prisoner who survived solitary confinement for 30 years in California. Read his story, his book, and his articles on prison conditions and riots.
