I posted my last article on solitary confinement. It covers some of the research from 2020 and later. Check it out! #criminology #criminaljustice #solitaryconfinement #research
Have a look at my latest post summing up the research pre 2020 on the effects of solitary confinement on inmates. #criminology #criminaljustice #solitaryconfinement
It counted weekly infractions from 12 weeks pre solitary, week of hearing, length of solitary and 2 months later.
Solitary is expensive. And from what I’ve been reading this much solitary has serious effects on health and behaviour. Is it really the best approach?
They said it supports the claim that solitary changes behaviour for the better. Even though the effect disappears after 3 months post solitary. Also this is 6 months + of solitary. So the good behaviour lasted the length of solitary and up to 3 months later. Is that really a good solution?
Just read an article researching the rate of behavioural infractions of inmates who were in extended solitary confinement. They found misconduct was way below baseline when inmates were in solitary. Ok, but they don’t account for the fact that of course it’s lower? They’re in solitary with nothing.
Watching Law and Order really hits different once you start flirting with prison abolition.
Really interesting thread, on the eugenic history of three-strike laws.
I remember being surprised when I realized that Hayes of Bordenkircher v Hayes was convicted under a 3-strike law that predated the “tough-on-crime” era, but didn’t think more abt it.
There was clearly a lot more abt it.
Shame I didn’t learn about this during my degree.
Absolutely disgusting
It’s interesting that some version of this article haw been written every year since 2011. Shows you the lure of predictive policing. theconversation.com/predictive-p...
Knew this would be crazy expensive but didn’t quite guess $500 per prisoner
The Tasmanian government says the closure of the troubled Ashley Youth Detention centre will be delayed until early 2028, instead of the planned time frame of next year.
Graph showing that over half of people in state prisons report mental health problems, but only 1 in 4 has received professional help in prison
56% of people in state prisons have a mental health problem, yet only 26% have received professional help since entering
Prisons & jails are not made to accommodate serious mental health needs, yet law enforcement & courts continue to respond to mental illness like it’s a crime
Who Should Care for Incarcerated Seniors? prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/05/01/w...
Lynton Ryan, 31, died after being found unresponsive in his cell. His grieving family fear it will be years before they are told how he died.
I work outside the university system but use academic papers a lot. I agree with this. I’ve never been refused. And what Jo Wolff says is true. They are grateful to be asked. I wish the system was different but until then don’t hesitate to ask.
Wouldn’t this be very expensive to do?
I can’t stop thinking about this essay reframing “incels” into “vocels” (voluntary celibates) as a way to recognize that men who have chosen to hold violent ideologies about women made an agentic choice.
www.jphilll.com/p/volcels?pu...
This is not the way to address the issue. It seems like such an escalation.
Interesting article. But unfortunately they’re looking at modelling after Queensland tough on crime laws which is just net widening and not working towards rehabilitation.
New post about supermax prisons, looking at if they achieve their goals. Please check it out and subscribe!
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My first post about the origins of solitary confinement is up. Check it out and please subscribe!
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Interesting sentencing, where is all that mercy for the majority of offenders who aren’t high risk either?
"I had not touched a cat in 15 yrs when an orange kitten wandered over to sit w/me in the grass one day. I was left without adequate words to describe that experience. It reminded me that I am alive. It instilled in me a raw, unbridled happiness that I had never felt before, not even as a child."
Super important for politicians to understand Paul is correct. But I have the feeling that politicians will still legislate more of the same which is harming vulnerable and minority people.
Really? They don’t build a way to evaluate these systems when they implement them? I don’t know how common it is here honestly, though I do know it’s meant to be done.
Great brief on juvenile crime
Its horrendous.
