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Tracing changes in behavior across the extended solitary confinement process

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  • Picon, Mayra
  • Siennick, Sonja E.
  • Brown, Jennifer M.
  • Mears, Daniel P.

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The evidence regarding the behavioral effects of restrictive housing (RH) is mixed. This study used within-individual analyses to examine changes in behavior across multiple stages of one type of RH: extended solitary confinement (ESC). The results showed that the odds of a disciplinary infraction were significantly higher than baseline during the 12 weeks prior to an ESC placement. The odds declined during the week of a RH placement hearing and remained low during an ESC stay, during step-downs to lower levels of RH, and over the first two months post-RH. This beneficial effect decayed over time, and the odds of an infraction returned to baseline three months post-RH. Models predicting specific infraction types revealed the same general pattern for violent, defiance, and disorder infractions but a different pattern for regulation violation and property infractions. Although ESC may improve behavior at certain stages of its process, these improvements may be short-lived.

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  • Picon, Mayra & Siennick, Sonja E. & Brown, Jennifer M. & Mears, Daniel P., 2022. "Tracing changes in behavior across the extended solitary confinement process," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 79(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:79:y:2022:i:c:s0047235222000198
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2022.101899
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