The Psychological Effects of Solitary Confinement on Prisoners in Supermax Units

@article{Arrigo2008ThePE,  title={The Psychological Effects of Solitary Confinement on Prisoners in Supermax Units},  author={Bruce A. Arrigo and Jennifer Bullock},  journal={International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology},  year={2008},  volume={52},  pages={622 - 640},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:10433547}}
The psychological consequences of short- and long-term solitary confinement for prisoners in the United States subjected to administrative or disciplinary segregation are examined and a set of recommendations for the reform of secure housing is presented.

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