Prison Preparation · What this guide will cover
The SHU, Solitary and Protective Custody: What Rule 43 Means for New Arrivals
What special housing units are, why people end up there, and how a new arrival avoids it.
Outline
1. What the SHU physically is, and how long people stay
2. Disciplinary segregation versus administrative versus protective
3. Rule 43: the provision behind protective custody for vulnerable inmates
4. Why British accents and white-collar cases rarely require it
5. What actually triggers SHU time, and the avoidable triggers