Diesel therapy
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Diesel therapy is a form of punishment in which prisoners are shackled and then transported for days or weeks. It has been described as "the cruelest aspect of being a federal inmate." It has been alleged that some inmates are deliberately sent to incorrect destinations as an exercise of diesel therapy. Voluntary surrender
at the prison where the inmate will serve his time is recommended as a way of avoiding diesel therapy. The case of George V. Hansen
involved accusations of diesel therapy, as did the case of Susan McDougal
. Diesel therapy is sometimes used on disruptive inmates, including gang members.
The term "diesel therapy," or "dumping," 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. This is also known as bus therapy.
Voluntary surrender
In the United States, voluntary surrender is when a licensee to chooses to voluntary surrender their license, or has voluntarily agreed to not renew their license usually to resolve outstanding complaints in lieu of going through...
at the prison where the inmate will serve his time is recommended as a way of avoiding diesel therapy. The case of George V. Hansen
George V. Hansen
George Vernon Hansen is a Republican politician from the state of Idaho. He served in the House of Representatives from 1965 to 1969 and again from 1975 to 1985.- Biography :...
involved accusations of diesel therapy, as did the case of Susan McDougal
Susan McDougal
Susan McDougal is one of the few people who served prison time as a result of the Whitewater controversy although fifteen individuals were convicted of various federal charges...
. Diesel therapy is sometimes used on disruptive inmates, including gang members.
The term "diesel therapy," or "dumping," 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. This is also known as bus therapy.