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Inmate Suicide and Time Spent in Special Disciplinary Housing in New York State Prison

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.

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