population, with a prisoner case rate of 3251 per 100,000 residents as compared to 587 cases per 100,000 in the general population [26]. The US prison administration including the Cook County Board responded by early release of a large number of eligible prisoners to reduce crowding [27]. ...
We compared the effects of an enhanced multisession intervention with a single-session intervention on the sexual risk behavior of young men released from prison. Young men, aged 18 to 29 years, were recruited from US prisons in 4 states and systematically assigned to the prerelease single-sessio...
Fearing the spread of the COVID 19 infection in prisons, governments have released seemingly large numbers of prisoners in many countries. However, in term
Compared to non-incarcerated Americans, prisoners also tend to have a higher odds of health conditions that make them vulnerable to humidity and heat. That includes mental health conditions, Parks and Tuholske noted, because being on psychiatric meds up the odds for heat illness. Hot, humid...
Indeed, the use of questionable policies in prison requires careful consideration and we believe that some lessons can be drawn from the Italian case also for other European countries targeted by the ECHR's rulings. With this purpose, our analysis identifies three main policies of interest. The ...
This study examines COVID-19 cases and deaths among US federal and state prisoners from April 5, 2020, to April 3, 2021, compared with cases and deaths in
While the last decade has seen a growth of support for harm reduction around the world, the availability and accessibility of quality harm reduction services in prison settings is uneven and continues to be inadequate compared to the progress achieved in
If each US state were its own country, no other country would rank in the top 10 countries for rates of incarceration, nor in the top 20 or 30 – the next highest is El Salvador, 33rd on the list compared to individual US states. In 2016, the Brennan Center for Justice reported ...
food packaging and countless other commercial and industrial products. They contain a bond between carbon andfluorine atomsthat nothing in nature can break, and they can accumulate in the tissues of people and animals over time and cause harm in ways that scientists are just beginning to understand...
"When we began the study, the burden of tuberculosis in prisons was not well understood," Andrews said. "The World Health Organization comes up with global estimates every year to help scientists and policymakers understand the spread of tuberculosis in countries. But they don't report the incid...