ArticleHealth education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education2020
Social Distancing and Incarceration: Policy and Management Strategies to Reduce COVID-19 Transmission and Promote Health Equity Through Decarceration.
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- Can evidence drive health equity in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond?Journal of public health policy · 2024Pooled it
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- Coping strategies of the incarcerated during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review protocol of quantitative and qualitative evidence.BMJ open · 2023Article
- A scoping review of the impacts of COVID-19 physical distancing measures on vulnerable population groups.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Improving the mental health care process in response to Covid-19 pandemic: The case of a penitentiary mental health division.PloS one · 2023Article
- Release, Reentry, and Reintegration During COVID-19: Perspectives of Individuals Recently Released from the Federal Bureau of Prisons.Health equity · 2023Article
- Mortality after release from incarceration in New Zealand by gender: A national record linkage study.SSM - population health · 2022Article
- Modeling scenarios for mitigating outbreaks in congregate settings.PLoS computational biology · 2022Article
- Inclusive health: modeling COVID-19 in correctional facilities and communities.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Carceral epidemiology: mass incarceration and structural racism during the COVID-19 pandemic.The Lancet. Public health · 2022Article
- COVID-19 Preventive Measures in Northern California Jails: Perceived Deficiencies, Barriers, and Unintended Harms.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- A rapid review of early guidance to prevent and control COVID-19 in custodial settings.Health & justice · 2021Article
- COVID-19 in the California State Prison System: an Observational Study of Decarceration, Ongoing Risks, and Risk Factors.Journal of general internal medicine · 2021Observational
- Outbreaks of COVID-19 variants in US prisons: a mathematical modelling analysis of vaccination and reopening policies.The Lancet. Public health · 2021Article
- Mitigating outbreaks in congregate settings by decreasing the size of the susceptible population.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2021Article
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- Covid-19 in the California State Prison System: An Observational Study of Decarceration, Ongoing Risks, and Risk Factors.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2021Article
- COVID-19 highlights the pitfalls of reliance on the carceral system as a response to addiction.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2021Article
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Abstract
Incarcerated people are at disproportionately high risk of contracting COVID-19. Prisons are epicenters for COVID-19 transmission, including to the community. High rates of preexisting health conditions, limited access to quality health care, and inability to social distance make it impossible to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in prisons. Due to a history of compounded social determinants, incarcerated populations are disproportionately composed of people of color and people with stigmatized behavioral health disorders. Rapid decarceration is needed to promote health equity. Historical mass decarceration events demonstrate feasibility to rapidly release large groups of people while maintaining public safety. Iran and Ireland have released substantial portions of their prison populations by transitioning people to home confinement. In the United States and Uganda, some jurisdictions have reduced new incarcerations through policies that decrease arrests. These policies must be globally expanded to contain the epidemic, and its potential health consequences, while addressing health equity.
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