纽约州监狱中的囚犯自杀与在特殊惩戒性住房中度过的时间
Inmate suicide and time spent in special disciplinary housing in New York State prison.
作者信息
Way Bruce B, Sawyer Donald A, Barboza Sharen, Nash Robin
机构信息
Central New York Psychiatric Center, New York State Office of Mental Health, Box 300, Marcy, NY 13403, USA.
出版信息
Psychiatr Serv. 2007 Apr;58(4):558-60. doi: 10.1176/ps.2007.58.4.558.
OBJECTIVE
This study examined the number of days that prisoners spent in a special disciplinary housing unit in New York State prison before a suicide occurred.
METHODS
Suicides that occurred between 1993 and 2003 were reviewed.
RESULTS
A total of 32 suicides occurred in one-person special housing cells during the 11-year period. Inmates spent a median of 63 days in a special disciplinary housing cell before committing suicide. The aggregate median sentence these inmates were serving in special housing at the time of suicide was 298.5 days.
CONCLUSIONS
Because most suicides in a special housing unit occurred within eight weeks of placement, enhanced observation of special housing inmates is warranted in that period at a minimum.
目的
本研究调查了纽约州监狱中囚犯在自杀发生前在特别惩戒性住房单元中度过的天数。
方法
回顾了1993年至2003年间发生的自杀事件。
结果
在这11年期间，单人特别住房牢房中共发生了32起自杀事件。囚犯在自杀前在特别惩戒性住房牢房中度过的中位数时间为63天。这些囚犯在自杀时在特别住房中服刑的总中位数刑期为298.5天。
结论
由于特别住房单元中的大多数自杀事件发生在安置后的八周内，因此至少在此期间有必要加强对特别住房囚犯的观察。
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