An Examination of the Influence of Exposure to Disciplinary Segregation on Recidivism

H. Daniel Butler; Benjamin Steiner; Matthew D. Makarios; Lawrence F. Travis

doi:10.1177/0011128719869194

An Examination of the Influence of Exposure to Disciplinary Segregation on Recidivism

H. Daniel Butler, Benjamin Steiner, Matthew D. Makarios, Lawrence F. Travis

School of Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Abstract

Inmates who violate prison rules and regulations may be confined in disciplinary segregation as a punishment, which includes a loss of privileges and reduced opportunities to socialize and participate in prison programming. Few studies have explored the relationship between confinement in disciplinary segregation and recidivism. In this study, data collected from offenders released to postrelease supervision in Ohio are used to examine how various types of exposure to confinement in disciplinary segregation influence the odds of recidivism. In addition, confinement in disciplinary segregation in the months preceding release from prison is examined by use of difference of means tests. We found that confinement in disciplinary segregation and the timing of confinement prior to release are associated with increased odds of recidivism.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	485-512
Number of pages	28
Journal	Crime and Delinquency
Volume	66
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128719869194
State	Published - Apr 1 2020

Keywords

disciplinary segregation
prisons
recidivism
reentry
restrictive housing

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Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Law

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