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 …

Restrictive housing for control purposes (RHCP, a form of solitary confinement) is used in
prisons in response to disruptive behaviors, including violence. North Carolina prisons …

Prior work on extended restrictive housing (ERH) has focused primarily on incarcerated
persons rather than on potential impacts of this housing on personnel. Drawing on …

Objectives: To examine whether the likelihood of guilty dispositions and the manner of
sanctioning prison misconduct differs across racial/ethnic groups, with emphasis on …

The Risk-Needs-Responsivity (RNR) model posits separating lower from higher-risk
individuals to avoid “risk contamination.” In a prison setting, policies and restrictions lead to …

There are close to 100,000 people serving time in solitary confinement units in American
prisons and jails each day (Department of Justice (2016)). Three times that number are …

Drawing on prior theory and research, this study develops and tests hypotheses about the
potential for work in extended restrictive housing (ERH), which entails solitary confinement …

Abstract Solitary confinement in United States prisons is a common practice influenced by
legal and human rights discussions. Physical conditions of the prison environment can …

Beginning in the 1970s, an ideological, political, and legal shift toward more punitive
policies to address crime occurred. The punitive turn can also be seen inside of prisons, and …