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2012
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The activities of gangs in the supermax at California’s Pelican Bay State Prison are investigated. Resultant findings are posted to this website. Here you can listen to an hour long documentary regarding gangs in the supermax, read the transcript, he... Read More
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2009
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The "increasing practice of prolonged or permanent solitary confinement [i.e., supermax prisons] constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Constitution, and whether it violates the due process rights of the prisoners so confined" ... Read More
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2009
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This article examines the impacts of supermax prisons, unintended outcomes, the achievement of goals, barriers to effectiveness, and elements needed to be evaluated for supermax need. A fair and balanced assessment of supermax effectiveness should be... Read More
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2009
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The effectiveness of a training program about mental illness created by the Indiana chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI-Indiana) for correctional officers on a prison special housing ("supermax") unit is examined. Other agencies ... Read More
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2004
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A monograph "intended to help prisons operate ultra-high-security facilities in a way that minimizes liability in litigation" is presented (p. v). Section contained in this manual include: executive summary; introduction; supermax and case law backgr... Read More
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1999
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Seven articles comprise this document: "The Transformation of Corrections: 50 Years of Silent Revolutions" by Simon Dinitz; by Dick Franklin -- "Culture Is. . .as Culture DOES", "Protective Custody: A Window to Institution Culture", "Supermax: More o... Read More
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1999
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The author discusses the history and definition of extended control facilities and addresses their operational and staffing issues as well as those of siting, construction and design. He concludes that the purpose of such facilities should not be to ... Read More
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1997
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Results of a nationwide survey of supermax housing practice identify current and planned supermax housing, explore issues in inmate management in supermax, and examine programming provided to inmates in supermax housing. Difficulties in defining supe... Read More
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1990
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The Illinois Department of Corrections conducted a survey of all 50 states to determine the prevalence of inmates who have special medical or mental health needs. Within the 31 states responding, .08 percent to 8.2 percent of prison inmates fell into... Read More
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