Abstract

Following a recent study of disparities in solitary confinement (SC) placements in Florida, we examined related dis­parities in the use of extended restrictive housing in Ohio (SC conditions) while expanding the analysis to short term restrictive housing, a substantially more common prison experience. Analyses of 183,872 incarcerated persons (IPs) revealed substantive disparities in prevalence and incidence of placements in both short- and long-term restrictive housing (RH). Controlling for types of rule violations and other risk indicators, disparities emerged based on an IP’s sex, age, race, education, learning skills, substance abuse risk, and mental health. Many findings are consistent with the Florida study and extend to the more routine short term RH. Similar studies will be critical for generating a body of knowledge that may demonstrate the same types and levels of RH disparities regardless of prison system, contributing greatly to RH policy debates and critical criminological perspectives.

摘要

在最近对佛罗里达州单独监禁 (SC) 安置差异进行研究之后，我们研究了俄亥俄州使用长期限制性住房（SC 条件）的相关差异，同时将分析范围扩大到短期限制性住房，这是一种更为常见的监狱经历。对 183,872 名被监禁者 (IP) 的分析揭示了患病率和患病率的巨大差异短期和长期限制性住房 (RH) 安置的发生率。在控制违规类型和其他风险指标的情况下，根据知识产权的性别、年龄、种族、教育、学习技能、药物滥用风险和心理健康状况，出现了差异。许多发现与佛罗里达州的研究一致，并延伸到更常规的短期 RH。类似的研究对于产生一个知识体系至关重要，这些知识可以证明无论监狱系统如何，都存在相同类型和水平的人权差异，从而极大地促进人权政策辩论和批判性犯罪学观点。