A communication from the Department of Correction (see Section 39D(b) of Chapter 127 of the General Laws) submitting its Quarterly Restrictive Housing report for the first quarter of calendar year 2023

This document is a quarterly report submitted by the Massachusetts Department of Correction to the Restrictive Housing Oversight Committee, detailing the use of restrictive housing during the first quarter of 2023. The report provides specific data on prisoners with serious mental illness, incidents of self-harm or suicide, and the reasons individuals were placed in restrictive housing. It also includes anonymized details for those in disciplinary restrictive housing, such as their age, demographics, and the length of their confinement, while noting that the department has largely transitioned to a Behavior Assessment Unit model.