Русско-англо-русский юридический словарь

When the court was trying Valentyn Moroz, Masyutko and I were already sitting in the penal isolation ward, getting ready to be sent to prison. (The Ukrainian Review)

Last March, the city opened a new Central Punitive Segregation Unit to house inmates who commit infractions while in jail ... (The New York Times)

Although temporary lockup is a “nonpunitive segregated status,” Wis. Admin. Code § DOC 303.02(22), Gempeler put plaintiff in a punitive segregation unit where other prisoners were serving disciplinary sentences. (uscourts.gov)

In October, a prison hearing officer found Garcia guilty of all charges and sentenced him to 730 days in the Special Housing Unit (SHU)—the prison’s punitive segregation unit. (The Nation)

Plaintiff, an inmate at Green Haven Prison, moved for a preliminary injunction pursuant to Rule 65, Fed.R.Civ.P., to restrain defendants from keeping him in the punitive segregation unit of the prison on account of disciplinary charges made against him more than a year ago. (Justia US Law)

In the United States federal prison system, solitary confinement is known as the Special Housing Unit (SHU), pronounced like "shoe" (/ʃuː/). California's prison system also uses the abbreviation SHU, but it stands for Security Housing Units. (Wikipedia)

Built in the 1980s, the solitary wing at Pelican Bay State Prison near the Oregon border is considered the toughest "secure housing unit" in California. The SHU is divided into concrete windowless cells, which have perforated doors that allow small streaks of light inside. (Los Angeles Times)

The SHU is home to members of powerful prison gangs, convicted murderers and inmates convicted of violence while incarcerated. (Los Angeles Times)

Special Housing Unit: A special area in a prison where inmates are kept separate from the rest of the prisoners. This is usually done as a punishment for breaking the rules or for safety reasons. Inmates in this unit have fewer privileges than other prisoners. (LSD.Law)