The Special Housing Unit (known as the “SHU” or the “hole”) is a mythical place in prison. Only a small percentage of the inmate population has ever visited there, but stories of the deprivation ...

The unit started with seven men. A couple still were there among the 28 who were in the unit this week. They came from all branches of U.S. military service.

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Within the special housing unit, Hulse said, they are installing new biosensors in eight of the cells that will monitor vital signs and other conditions within the cell. He said this is for ...

Sean "Diddy" Combs is being held in a special housing unit away from the general population in the federal Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn amid fears for his safety. The disgraced music ...

A housing unit in the Douglas County Jail is helping veterans behind bars look forward to their freedom. The veterans are grouped together in a unit that is helping them forge a new path.

Besides the medium-security housing for 1,600 men, the facility houses two maximum security housing units - the 15-cell SHU and a 200-unit S-block composed of 100 double cells.

By Christopher Burbach / World-Herald staff writer Feb 27, 2016 Updated Oct 16, 2019 0 ...

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