RT Article
T1 Assessing the Impact of Restrictive Housing on Inmate Post-Release Criminal Behavior
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 45
IS 1
SP 102
OP 125
A1 Zgoba, Kristen
A2 Pizarro, Jesenia M.
A2 Salerno, Laura M.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/176420851X
AB The placement of inmates in restrictive housing (RH) units has become a staple of corrections policy in recent years. Despite its increased use, research on its continued effects is relatively rare when compared to the breadth of general correctional research. This study contributes to the literature by examining the effect placement in restrictive housing has on offender recidivism post prison release. Subjects include approximately 4000 inmates matched through Propensity Score Matching (PSM) techniques and followed 36 months post-release. The findings reveal that inmates placed in restrictive housing had elevated levels of recidivism and proportionally more new commitments for all crime types than those not placed in restrictive housing. Restrictive housing subjects also displayed shorter time to rearrest than non-RH individuals. The theoretical and policy implications of these findings are discussed.
K1 propensity score matching
K1 Recidivism
K1 Supermax
K1 Disciplinary segregation
K1 Administrative segregation
K1 Restrictive housing
DO 10.1007/s12103-019-09496-2