RT Article
T1 The Long-Term Effects of Solitary Confinement From the Perspective of Inmates
JF The prison journal
VO 101
IS 6
SP 652
OP 674
A1 Tayer, Liat
A2 Einat, Tomer
A2 Antar, Anat Yaron
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1780808011
AB This qualitative study analyzes the effects of solitary confinement on prisoners and the strategies used by them to cope with its difficulties. The findings indicate that solitary confinement is perceived as unfair and as intensifying hostile emotions and physical aggression, and that it is related to a range of long-term physiological, mental, and behavioral disorders. Three strategies are used to cope with the difficulties of solitary confinement: keeping to a ritualistic routine, a religious lifestyle, and physical exercise. We conclude that solitary confinement exacerbates the difficulties of detention and affects prisoners’ health and well-being for short and long terms.
K1 Inmates
K1 coping strategies
K1 long-term effects
K1 Separation
K1 solitary confinement
DO 10.1177/00328855211060312