Bert Useem

Bert Useem studies prisons, incarceration, and social movements, with particular attention to prison order, riots, and disciplinary practices such as solitary confinement (restrictive housing). His work also examines how organized collective action and protest movements succeed, fail, or interact with counter-movements and state actors. Much of his research draws on case studies and evaluations of correctional policy interventions, including responses to crises like COVID-19 in high-security prisons.

Publication output has been low and irregular over the past decade, with small yearly counts (0-3) and no publications in several years, indicating a slowing or intermittent pace overall.

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