Executive summary As of May 31, 2022, there were 6· 9 million reported deaths and 17· 2
million estimated deaths from COVID-19, as reported by the Institute for Health Metrics and …

As with past pandemics of influenza, COVID-19 tore through US prisons and jails; however,
the COVID-19 pandemic, uniquely, has led to more health research on carceral systems …

Objectives. To examine the disease-specific excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic
in the United States. Methods. We used weekly death data from the National Center for …

Justice, Crime, and Ethics, a leading textbook in criminal justice programs, examines ethical
dilemmas pertaining to the administration of criminal justice and professional activities in the …

Since the discovery of the “jail disease,” probably typhus, in the eighteenth century, health
experts have recognized that the prison is a near perfect incubator of contagious disease …

Abstract In April 2021, a COVID-19 outbreak occurred at a correctional facility in rural
Virginia, USA. Eighty-four infections were identified among 854 incarcerated persons by …

Despite promising evidence that family contact during incarceration may reduce recidivism,
less is understood about its role in postrelease parental involvement with children. Drawing …

As the COVID-19 pandemic upended life worldwide, prisons gained attention as epicentres
for the virus. The focus was primarily on infections and death rates, often omitting the impact …

Background Vaccine hesitancy is common among incarcerated populations and, despite
vaccination programs, vaccine acceptance within residents remains low, especially within …

Correctional institutions are a crucial hotspot amplifying SARS-CoV-2 spread and disease
disparity in the US In the California state prison system, multiple massive outbreaks have …