A Closer Look at Restrictive Housing Reforms and Operational Changes in Ohio

• In Event: Policy Panel: Assessing the Use of Restrictive Housing: Using Research and Policy to Effect Change (Organized by Division on Corrections and Sentencing)

Abstract

A wide variety of issues related to the use of restrictive housing and administrate segregation in prison and jail facilities have garnered national attention among politicians, advocates, scholars, and corrections officials. This policy presentation details the restrictive housing reforms and operational changes within the state prison system in Ohio over the last few years. In particular, this portion of the panel provides an overview of descriptive data both before and after the implementation of several key policy changes surrounding the use of segregation in Ohio prisons. The discussant will discuss challenges in terms of their implications for future research studies, objective prison classification, staff climate, and information tracking and monitoring.

Author

• Brian R. Kowalski, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction