The use of administrative segregation in prison is a controversial correctional policy.
Proponents argue this type of housing is necessary for maintaining institutional safety and …

Background Solitary confinement and mental well-being has been researched extensively,
with a significant increase in studies over the last ten years. These recent studies produce …

Being placed in restrictive housing is considered one of the most devastating experiences a
human can endure, yet a scant amount of research has been conducted to test how this …

A longstanding divide between research and policy presents continuing problems for efforts
to advance science and to improve public safety. The situation leads to poorly designed and …

The use of extended solitary confinement (ESC) has received domestic and international
condemnation for its potential effects on the mental health of incarcerated persons. Despite …

The punitive era in the United States and other countries has included reliance on long-term
restrictive housing (LTRH)—consisting of solitary confinement with few privileges—as a …

While in prison, incarcerated persons can be subjected to qualitatively different conditions of
confinement ranging from minimum to maximum security settings. In this study, we use data …

This article presents a rare longitudinal analysis of solitary confinement use in one state
prison system: spanning 2002–2017 in the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) …

Despite concerns and debates about the policy of using extended solitary confinement for
managing individuals deemed to be too violent or disruptive to be controlled any other way …

Drawing on qualitative data from focus groups with correctional personnel in one of the
nation's largest women's prisons, this study examines staff perceptions of how incarcerated …