RT Article
T1 Captives of the “Society of Captives”: Working in Solitary Confinement
JF The prison journal
VO 103
IS 4
SP 513
OP 540
A1 Mears, Daniel P. 1966-
A2 Aranda-Hughes, Vivian
A2 Pesta, George
A2 Brown, Jennifer M.
A2 Bales, William D.
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1855260387
AB Solitary confinement may affect incarcerated persons. Yet, what is known about those who work in solitary confinement units? Drawing on Sykes’ classic, The society of captives, on the “pains of imprisonment,” we argue that solitary confinement work may adversely affect correctional personnel. This study extends prior work on deprivation theory, solitary confinement, and research on work in prison by testing this argument through analyses of qualitative data. We find that those who work in solitary confinement units report deprivations analogous to what incarcerated persons experience. The article concludes with a call for expanding theoretical and empirical research on solitary confinement and the impacts of contemporary penal practices.
K1 deprivation theory
K1 corrections officers
K1 Prisons
K1 Solitary Confinement
DO 10.1177/00328855231188428