"Since the 1980s, the increase in restrictive housing has mirrored the exponential rise of incarceration. Originally intended to manage people who committed violence within jails and prisons, restrictive housing has become a common tool for responding to all levels of rule violations, from minor to serious; managing challenging populations; and housing people considered vulnerable. In short, just as systems have come to rely too heavily on incarceration, departments of corrections now rely too much on restrictive housing."

Vera Institute

May 1, 2018