Assessing the Association of Solitary Confinement Ban With Adolescent Self-Harm in New York City Jails

Autor: Kevin D. Silverman, Angela Solimo, Sarah Glowa-Kollisch, Semmie Kim, Connor J. Bell, Monica Katyal
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Correctional Health Care. 28:396-404
ISSN: 1940-5200
1078-3458
Popis: This study sought to evaluate the association of a solitary confinement ban with self-harm among adolescents in New York City's jail system. Data were extracted from medical records on 5,038 adolescent incarcerations from October 1, 2013, through July 12, 2016, and compared incarcerations before the ban (February 20, 2015) with those after the ban. Of the 2,503 adolescent incarcerations pre-ban, there were 171 self-harm gestures among 106 incarcerations (4.2% of incarcerations). Post-ban, there were 2,100 adolescent incarcerations and 105 self-harm gestures among 71 incarcerations (3.4% of incarcerations
Databáze: OpenAIRE