Why place gang affiliates in restrictive housing?

More details of the reviewed studies and their findings can be found in the full volume. Prisons,” which examines gang affiliation and the use of restrictive housing in the National Institute of Justice published volume, Restrictive Housing in the United States: Issues, Challenges, and Future Directions.

This article summarizes key findings from Chapter 4, “Gang Affiliation and Restrictive Housing in U.S. Governor of California class-action lawsuit in 2012 and settlement in 2015, brought considerable attention to the condition of gang affiliates in restrictive housing. The Pelican Bay hunger strikes, along with the Ashker v. It is not uncommon to observe the wholesale placement of entire gangs or all gang affiliates in restrictive housing for indeterminate periods. Moreover, the use of restrictive housing to manage gangs is considered one of the most controversial correctional practices because it places gang affiliates in restrictive housing, not because they have earned it (e.g., being disciplined for rule violations) or needed it (e.g., protection from self or others), but for the purpose of managing the threat they may pose to the institution. This practice started in large prison systems (e.g., California, Texas) to constrain gang influence and violence, and expanded to other prison systems with the proliferation of prison gangs since the 1980s.

prison systems, but only one has been described as a “silver bullet:” removing gang affiliates from the general population and placing them in restrictive housing. Numerous responses to combat gangs have been implemented throughout U.S. It is reprinted with permission of the American Correctional Association, Alexandria, VA. This article originally appeared in Corrections Today as submitted by the National Institute of Justice. Gangs are responsible for a disproportionate amount of prison misconduct and violence, and their presence and actions challenge ongoing efforts to maintain control, order and safety in prisons. are affiliated with gangs, and there is no sign that prison gang activity is abating. About 200,000 of the 1.5 million people incarcerated in the U.S. Gangs remain one of the more formidable issues that corrections officials face in managing prisons. Research for the Real World: NIJ Seminar Series.Strategic Challenges and Research Agenda.

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