COVID-19 in US prisoners, staff at triple the community rateA study of COVID-19 rates among inmates and staff at 101 US federal prisons compared with surrounding counties from May 2020 through January 2021 finds three-times-higher infection rates in prisons.
A study of COVID-19 rates among inmates and staff at 101 US federal prisons compared with surrounding counties from May 2020 through January 2021 finds three-times-higher infection rates in prisons.
Incarcerated women face challenges in accessing menstrual hygiene productsA new study has shown that among incarcerated women, many have to trade or barter to access menstrual hygiene products. The study, which...
The aging prison population: Causes, costs, and consequences State and federal governments spend increasingly more money on consistently inadequate healthcare for their growing populations of...
Prisons try to adjust as their inmate population grows olderThe number of elderly Americans serving time in prison has skyrocketed in recent decades. In 1991, for example, just 3% of the men and...
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