
An Idaho man who falsely confessed to a 1996 rape and murder is expected to have his name cleared on Wednesday
Quick ReadAn Idaho man who falsely confessed to a 1996 rape and murder is expected to have his name cleared on Wednesday
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Mentally Ill and Languishing in JailJune 6, 2019 |
A Pennsylvania case illustrates a national problem: People with psychiatric illnesses often remain incarcerated while they wait for a hospital bed
Quick ReadThere are 111,616 incarcerated women in the US, a 7-fold increase since 1980. Some of these women are pregnant, but amid reports of women giving birth in their cells or shackled to hospital beds, prison and public health officials have no hard data on how many are pregnant, or on the outcomes of those pregnancies
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Do Jails Kill People?February 25, 2019 |
There may be no worse place to live in New York City than on Rikers Island…Most people whose lives end on Rikers die of natural causes, but there is no doubt that some deaths there have been caused by the culture and conditions of Rikers itself
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When Going to Jail Means Giving Up The Meds That Saved Your LifeJanuary 29, 2019 |
How the Americans With Disabilities Act could change the way the nation’s jails and prisons treat addiction. Most jails and prisons around the country forbid methadone and a newer addiction medication, buprenorphine, even when legitimately prescribed, on the grounds that they pose safety and security concerns
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Accused of Preventable Inmate DeathsJanuary 4, 2019 |
Illinois agrees to sweeping health care reforms, oversight at all prisons. Under the agreement, which would resolve a lengthy lawsuit challenging the quality of care in the prison system, a federal monitor would be appointed to oversee reforms
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Neuroscientists Make a Case against Solitary ConfinementNovember 9, 2018 |
Prolonged social isolation can do severe, long-lasting damage to the brain
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After Prison, Many People Living With HIV Go Without TreatmentOctober 11, 2018 |
When people living with HIV walk out of prison, they leave with up to a month’s worth of HIV medication in their pockets. What they don’t necessarily leave with is access to health care or the services that will keep them healthy in the long term
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