#11802. Reforming solitary confinement: the development, implementation, and processes of a restrictive housing step down reentry program in Oregon
July 2026 | publication date |
Proposal available till | 20-05-2025 |
4 total number of authors per manuscript | 0 $ |
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Journal’s subject area: |
Law;
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; |
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Abstract:
Over the past decade there have been numerous and impassioned calls to reform the practice of solitary confinement in prisons. This article examines the development, implementation, and processes of a restrictive housing reentry program. It draws on data from official documents, site observations, and interviews with 12 prison officials and 38 prisoners. The Step Up Program (SUP) seeks to improve the living conditions in restrictive housing over business-as-usual, alleviate physiological and psychological harms of solitary confinement, and use rehabilitative programming to increase success upon returning to the general prison population or community. The impetus to change the culture and structure of restrictive housing was primarily the result of internal administrative reform. Program participants preferred the living conditions in the SUP because they had more opportunities for social interaction and incentives for compliant behavior. The launch of the SUP occurred in early 20XX, which was soon followed by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the program was never fully implemented as intended. As we await the opportunity to conduct prospective psychological and behavioral analyses, this study provides tentative support for the use of step down reentry programs in restrictive housing units.
Keywords:
Administrative segregation; Mental and physical health; Prison; Restrictive housing
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