Supermax Prisons

[KConnor56]

I get a newsletter sent out to guards & administrators of prisons. They just did a whole issue on supermax prisons I feel someof you may find interesting here is the link

This October on The Corrections Connection News Network [CCNN]...

Focus on Security Issues

Join us this Wednesday, October 16 as we talk with
Larry Norris, Director of the Arkansas Department of Correction, about supermax prisons. During this Live Talk event, we will look at the arguments for and against these high security environments and take a look at a new facility the state of Arkansas is currently constructing.

The Supermax Debate

Security vs. sanity. Extended control vs. prolonged deprivation. Correcting behavior vs. breeding psychosis. Protecting others from harm vs. preserving political office.
No matter the different elements of the debate for and against supermax prisons, these facilities are becoming more of a reality across the nation. With agencies either dedicating entire, freestanding facilities or separate, isolated units of existing institutions as places for hard-to-manage inmates, there is definitely a move in the field of corrections to separate these individuals from general population. The motivation to do this, however, is one of the key points of debate...MORE

The Supermax Super Problem: Avoiding the Mentally Ill

Behavior usually lands an inmate in a super maximum or intensive management units, but the nagging question is whether mental health issues are behind this behavior. Furthermore, some believe that the restrictiveness of the supermax atmosphere exacerbates the problem...MORE

Sidebar: Staffing Supermax Facilities


While the question of how supermax conditions affect inmates has yet to find a definitive answer, perhaps a more pressing question to correctional administrators should be, How do conditions affect staff?...MORE

This is in the October issue at corrections.com

[emme]

thanks, ken, lee is at a supermax...i should find this very interesting.