Punitive segregation

2003
canada

Punitive segregation refers to the practice of isolating inmates or prisoners as a form of punishment. It involves placing individuals in solitary confinement, where they are confined to a small cell for 22 to 24 hours a day and have limited human interaction, in order to punish them for their behavior or actions within the prison or correctional facility. Punitive segregation is often used as a disciplinary measure for serious infractions or for individuals deemed a threat to themselves or others. However, there is significant controversy surrounding the use of punitive segregation, as it can have detrimental effects on mental health and overall well-being.

Further reading

Cesaroni C.; Doob A.N. (2003) "The Decline in Support for Penal Welfarism: Evidence of Support among the Elite for Punitive Segregation", British Journal of Criminology, 43(2), pp. 434-441. . DOI: 10.1093/bjc/43.2.434

Toch H. (2007) "Sequestering gang members, burning witches, and subverting due process", Criminal Justice and Behavior, 34(2), pp. 274-288. . DOI: 10.1177/0093854806296663

Pforte D. (2020) "Evaluating and Intervening in the Trauma of Solitary Confinement: A Social Work Perspective", Clinical Social Work Journal, 48(1), pp. 77-86. Springer. DOI: 10.1007/s10615-019-00744-w

Nolasco C.A.; Vaughn M.S. (2019) "Construing the Legality of Solitary Confinement: Analysis of United States Federal Court Jurisprudence", American Journal of Criminal Justice, 44(5), pp. 812-835. Springer New York LLC. DOI: 10.1007/s12103-018-9463-5

Morris R.G. (2016) "Exploring the Effect of Exposure to Short Term Solitary Confinement Among Violent Prison Inmates", Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 32(1), pp. 1-22. Springer New York LLC. DOI: 10.1007/s10940-015-9250-0

Kelly T. (2016) "Laws of Suspicion: Legal Status, Space and the Impossibility of Separation in the Israeli occupied West Bank", Rules of Law and Laws of Ruling: On the Governance of Law, 83-99. Taylor and Francis. DOI: 10.4324/9781315607139-4

Labrecque R.M.; Smith P. (2013) "Advancing the study of solitary confinement", Prisons and Prison Systems: Practices, Types and Challenges, 57-70. Nova Science Publishers, Inc.. DOI: [1]

Toch H.; Kupers T.A. (2007) "Violence in prisons, revisited", Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 45(3-4), pp. 1-28. Haworth Press Inc.. DOI: 10.1300/J076v45n03_01