Table 1.
Characteristics of placements in rehabilitative diversion units (RDU) and restrictive housing for control purposes (RHCP) among men eligible for an RDU in North Carolina prisons, 2016–2020
| Total | Restrictive housing for control purposes | Rehabilitative diversion unit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 3128 | 3059 | 1225 |
| Number of incarcerations | 3209 | 3139 | 1225 |
| Total days contributed to analyses | 897,822 | 480,479 | 417,343 |
| % of person-days | |||
| Age, yearsa | |||
| 21–25 | 29.3 | 28.7 | 29.9 |
| 26–50 | 68.2 | 67.2 | 69.3 |
| 51+ | 2.6 | 4.0 | 0.9 |
| Race and ethnicityb | |||
| White, non-Hispanic | 21.2 | 24.0 | 18.0 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 72.6 | 70.6 | 74.9 |
| Hispanic | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| Others | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
| Self-report, individual socioeconomic statusb | |||
| High income | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Middle income | 40.1 | 38.6 | 41.9 |
| Low income | 47.8 | 49.4 | 46.0 |
| Poverty | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.1 |
| Employment at arrestb | |||
| Employed | 36.4 | 37.7 | 34.9 |
| Unemployed | 63.6 | 62.3 | 65.1 |
| Highest level of education completedb | |||
| < 12 years | 84.2 | 83.2 | 85.2 |
| 12 years | 15.8 | 16.7 | 14.7 |
| 13–15 years | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Substance use-related treatment recommendationb | |||
| None | 13.2 | 13.7 | 12.6 |
| Education | 16.9 | 16.7 | 17.1 |
| Intermediate or Intermediate/long-term | 53.5 | 53.5 | 53.5 |
| Long term | 16.5 | 16.2 | 16.8 |
| Gang affiliationc | |||
| None | 64.8 | 66.4 | 63.1 |
| Validated 1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| Validated 2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Validated 3 | 33.5 | 31.5 | 35.8 |
| Mental health gradea | |||
| 1 | 94.5 | 93.0 | 96.2 |
| 2 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 3.8 |
| Custody levela | |||
| Close | 97.3 | 95.0 | 100.0 |
| Medium | 2.4 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Minimum I | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Mean (median, 25th percentile, 75th percentile) | |||
| Days incarcerateda | 1683.1 (1056.0, 427.0, 2316.0) | 1626.6 (928.0, 304.0, 2196.0) | 1748.2 (1180.0, 562.0, 2433.0) |
| Number of previous incarcerationsb | 1.9 (1.0, 0.0, 3.0) | 2.1 (1.0, 0.0, 3.0) | 1.7 (1.0, 0.0, 3.0) |
| Number of infractions/100 days incarcerateda | 1.7 (1.2, 0.8, 2.0) | 2.0 (1.3, 0.8, 2.3) | 1.4 (1.1, 0.7, 1.8) |
| Days in any restrictive housinga | 921.4 (333.0, 112.0, 913.0) | 1014.7 (285.0, 68.0, 856.0) | 813.9 (393.0, 152.0, 984.0) |
| Days in any restrictive housing/100 days incarcerateda | 51.6 (38.5, 21.3, 61.8) | 57.6 (38.0, 0.0, 63.9) | 44.6 (38.9, 23.4, 59.3) |
| Days in restrictive housing for control purposesa | 407.3 (124.0, 0.0, 434.0) | 410.2 (57.0, 0.0, 370.0) | 404.0 (153.0, 58.0, 469.0) |
| Days in restrictive housing for control purposes/100 days incarcerateda | 22.6 (13.1, 0.0, 30.9) | 21.9 (4.4, 0.0, 27.4) | 23.5 (18.0, 8.4, 34.2) |
aCalculated at the beginning of this eligibility period, during this incarceration
bMeasured at the beginning of this incarceration
cThe highest level of gang affiliation recorded in the prison record during this incarceration, taken at the beginning of the eligibility period. The lowest level of gang affiliation, called “affiliate,” is not represented here