SHU
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SHU is the high-security solitary confinement unit at the fictional Litchfield Penitentiary in the television series "Orange Is the New Black."
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional prison unit
ⓘ
solitary confinement unit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Special Housing Unit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the SHU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Orange Is the New Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Litchfield inmates
ⓘ
prison staff at Litchfield Penitentiary ⓘ |
| basedOn | real-world U.S. prison SHU practices ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Litchfield Penitentiary administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depictsTheme |
abuse of power
ⓘ
mental health in prison ⓘ solitary confinement ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Orange Is the New Black universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | comedy-drama ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
increased surveillance
ⓘ
limited human contact ⓘ restricted privileges ⓘ single-occupancy cells ⓘ |
| inUniverseLocationType | restricted area of Litchfield Penitentiary ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
setting for character punishment arcs
ⓘ
source of psychological tension ⓘ symbol of institutional cruelty ⓘ |
| partOf | Litchfield Penitentiary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
harsh
ⓘ
isolating ⓘ mentally damaging ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | solitary confinement ⓘ |
| securityLevel | high-security ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative segregation
ⓘ
disciplinary segregation ⓘ punishment of inmates ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.