Abstract

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—for the broader goal of system order and safety—empirical assessments of disparities in placements into this form of incarceration are limited. Prior studies typically have not compared extended solitary management (ESM) populations to general prison populations or dimensions along which disparities in ESM placements may arise. This paper identifies groups that may be more likely to be placed in ESM and policy concerns unique to each. Drawing on a study of one large state prison system, we examine disparities in ESM placement, including multiple, early, and longer duration placements. Implications of these disparities and the possibility that there may be differential experiences in and effects of ESM are discussed.

摘要

尽管对使用延长单独监禁来管理被认为过于暴力或破坏性太强而无法以任何其他方式控制的个人的政策存在担忧和争论——为了系统秩序和安全的更广泛目标——对这种监禁形式安置差异的实证评估是有限的。先前的研究通常没有将扩展单独管理 (ESM) 人口与一般监狱人口或可能出现 ESM 安置差异的维度进行比较。本文确定了更有可能被置于 ESM 中的群体以及每个群体独有的政策问题。通过对一个大型州立监狱系统的研究，我们研究了 ESM 安置的差异，包括多次安置、早期安置和长期安置。