An Evaluation of the Impact of Solitary Confinement on Offenders with Mental Illness

Authors

Paula Smith, University of Cincinnati
Ryan M. Labrecque, Portland State UniversityFollow
Paul Gendreau, University of New Brunswick

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

7-2015

Subjects

Solitary confinement, Prisons -- United States

Abstract

The primary goal of the current study is to examine the impact of solitary confinement (SC) on institutional misconducts in offenders with mental illness. The presentation focuses on the following questions:

• Does the experience of SC reduce institutional misconducts in offenders with mental illness?
• Does the length of time spent in SC influence subsequent institutional misconducts in offenders with mental illness?

Description

Presented at the XXXIVth International Congress of Law and Mental Health on July 2015 in Vienna, Austria

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/19716

Citation Details

Smith, P., Labrecque, R. M., & Gendreau, P. An Evaluation of the Impact of Solitary Confinement on Offenders with Mental Illness. Presented in June at the annual meeting of the International Academy of Law and Mental Health in Vienna, Austria in 2015.