Diesel therapy is a form of punishment in the United States in which prisoners are shackled and then transported for days or weeks; the term refers to the diesel fuel used in prisoner transport vehicles.[1]

It has been alleged that some inmates are deliberately sent to incorrect destinations as an exercise of diesel therapy.[2] Voluntary surrender at the prison where the inmate will serve his time is recommended as a way of avoiding diesel therapy.[3]

Diesel therapy is sometimes used on disruptive inmates, including gang members.[4]

The case of former U.S. Representative George V. Hanseninvolved accusations of diesel therapy, as did the case of Susan McDougal, one of the few people who served prison time as a result of the Whitewater controversy. Other alleged recipients include Rudy Stanko,[5] who was also the defendant in the speeding case that ended Montana's "free speed" period.[6][7]

The term "diesel therapy," or "dumping,"[8] is also used to refer to a method by law-enforcement personnel of getting rid of troublesome individuals by placing them on a bus to another jurisdiction.[9] This is also known as bus therapy and is akin to Greyhound therapy in health care.

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References

  1. ↑ Roots, Roger (2002), Of Prisoners and Plaintiffs' Lawyers: A Tale of Two Litigation Reform Efforts, vol. 38, Willamette L. Rev., p. 210
  2. ↑ Howard Marks (1997). Mr Nice: an autobiography.
  3. ↑ Ellis, Alan; Shummon, Samuel A.; Han, Sharon (2000–2001), Federal Prison Designation and Placement: An Update, vol. 15, Crim. Just., p. 46
  4. ↑ R Ruddell; SH Decker; A Egley Jr (2006), Gang interventions in jails: A national analysis, Criminal Justice Review
  5. ↑ "Stanko v. Davis" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Rudy Stanko returned to prison".
  7. ↑ Robbins, Jim (25 December 1998). "Montana's Speed Limit of ?? M.P.H. Is Overturned as Too Vague". The New York Times.
  8. ↑ WR King; TM Dunn (2004), Dumping: police-initiated transjurisdictional transport of troublesome persons, Police Quarterly. Archived 2004-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ W Wells; JA Schafer, Officer perceptions of police responses to persons with a mental illness, Policing: An International Journal
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