Solitary Confinement

Solitary Confinement is a form of prison segregation in which an incarcerated individual is isolated in a closed cell for the majority of the day, typically for 22 to 24 hours, with minimal or no meaningful social, sensory, or environmental stimulation, distinguishing it from general population housing and other forms of restrictive custody by its extreme sensory deprivation and prolonged social isolation.

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Publications

148

Mental Health Issues in Long-Term Solitary and “Supermax” Confinement

Craig Haney · Crime & Delinquency · 2003 · 527 citations

Social Sciences, Psychiatry, Psychology +17

Total confinement: madness and reason in the maximum security prison

Choice Reviews Online · 2004 · 346 citations

Social Sciences, Criminology, Penology +10

The Effects of Solitary Confinement on Prison Inmates: A Brief History and Review of the Literature

Peter Scharff Smith · Crime and Justice · 2006 · 336 citations

Social Sciences, Criminology, Psychology +15

Psychopathological effects of solitary confinement

Stuart Grassian · American Journal of Psychiatry · 1983 · 313 citations

Social Sciences, Psychiatry, Psychology +15

Solitary Confinement and Risk of Self-Harm Among Jail Inmates

Fatos Kaba, Andrea Lewis, Sarah Glowa-Kollisch et al. · American Journal of Public Health · 2014 · 257 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Criminology, Psychiatry +16

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Authors

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Daniel P. Mears
Florida State University, United States
8 publications · 196 citations
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Keramet Reiter
University of California, Irvine, United States
7 publications · 516 citations
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Craig Haney
University of California, Santa Cruz, United States
6 publications · 959 citations
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Brie Williams
University of California, San Francisco, United States
6 publications · 185 citations
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Jennifer M. Brown
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
5 publications · 108 citations
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SSRN Electronic Journal
Repository · 6 publications · 197 citations
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PubMed
Repository · 6 publications · 275 citations
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Criminal Justice and Behavior
5 publications · 159 citations
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American Journal of Public Health
JPH · 5 publications · 607 citations
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Justice Quarterly
JQ · 4 publications · 118 citations
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