Experimental effects of a restrictive housing step-down program on violent and non-violent misconduct

Jennifer J. Tostlebe, David C. Pyrooz, Ryan M. Labrecque and Bert Useem

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2025, vol. 99, issue C

Abstract: This study addresses two issues that challenge policy, practice, and research on restrictive housing in prisons. First, the overarching need to reduce the footprint of restrictive housing and improve conditions of confinement. Second, the longstanding need to generate credible evidence of the effects of restrictive housing by ruling out selection bias. The Oregon Department of Corrections developed and implemented a step-down program for prisoners in long-term segregation and this study offers experimental evidence of its effects on misconduct.

Keywords: Corrections; evaluation; experimental design; misconduct; randomized controlled trial; solitary confinement; step-down program (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102466

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