Background: Although there are concerns regarding the use of restrictive housing with detained youth, little research has examined factors that contribute to youth risk for restrictive housing. Objective: The current study examined whether perceived containment and contextual factors (i.e., peer delinquency, neighborhood problems, stressful life events, and parental psychological control) were predictive of levels of restrictive housing (i.e., Tier 2 and Tier 3) in a sample of detained youth. Method: Youth self-reports of constructs were examined as predictors of levels of restrictive housing. Results: Analyses indicated that while peer delinquency was only associated with Tier 2 intervention (i.e., day room restriction), perceived containment and neighborhood problems were only associated with Tier 3 intervention (i.e., lockdowns and restraints). Neither stressful life events nor parental psychological control were associated with any restrictive housing outcome. Finally, the number of days in detention were robustly positively associated with all restrictive housing outcomes examined. Conclusions: Findings suggest that factors beyond the facility (e.g., neighborhood environment, peer groups) may have a meaningful impact on behavior while detained.