Public Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration
2014
This report by the Vera Institute of Justice describes the public health implications of mass incarceration, summarizing what is known regarding the burden of disease among people who experience incarceration. The report also pinpoints conditions of confinement that negatively influence health and discusses the multiple ways in which the criminal justice system has contributed to ongoing health disparities in the United States.
Public Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration
Source:
On Life Support: Public Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration. Vera Institute of Justice 2014. https://www.vera.org/publications/on-life-support-public-health-in-the-age-of-mass-incarceration.