Table 1

Characteristics of Hunger Striking NJDOC Inmates

FeatureHunger Strikers (%)Total Inmate Population in 2015 (%)Inmates in Admin. Segregation (%)
MH Special Needs designation4515*
Residing in disciplinary housing747*100
No psychiatric diagnosis3126
Any personality disorder4812*22*
Antisocial personality disorder267*14*
Psychotic disorder104*
Bipolar disorder42†
Impulse control disorder or ADHD84†
Major depressive disorder63‡
Anxiety disorders66
Adjustment disorders65
Malingering213*

  • ↵* p < .0001 versus the proportion of hunger strikers with the feature.

  • ↵† p < .01 versus the proportion of hunger strikers with the feature.

  • ↵‡ p < .05 versus the proportion of hunger strikers with the feature.