Massachusetts' Hampden County Correctional Center decreased its reliance on restrictive housing and reported no increase in assaults in general prison population, as well as an improved working environment for staffĪfter Virginia's DOC reduced its population of closest-custody prisoners by 68% and reforming segregation practices, the DOC reported a 78% reduction in incident reports, a 91% decrease of inmate grievances, and an 86% reduction in informal complaints In the last five years, 18 states have passed legislation reforming solitary confinement In addition, many other states have closed their supermax prisons and decreased solitary confinement, saving money without compromising prison safety.

The facility is twice as expensive than a comparable facility in Massachusetts High Side, RIDOC's supermax building, where many people are incarcerated in long-term solitary confinement and is RIDOC's most expensive facility, costing $216,000 per prisoner per year, compared to $94,000 per prisoner in Maximum Security in FY 2021

Solitary confinement costs Rhode Island taxpayers a lot of money However, research demonstrates that the use of long-term solitary confinement increases violence in prisons and in our communities. Many correctional administrators claim that solitary confinement is necessary for keeping prisons safe.

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