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- Title
The Contribution of Prisons and Jails to US Racial Disparities During COVID-19.
- Authors
Nowotny, Kathryn M.; Bailey, Zinzi; Brinkley-Rubinstein, Lauren
- Abstract
The authors examine what are identified as racial health inequities in correctional facilities in the U.S., which they argue have been magnified during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article presents various statistical data from various U.S. states, and calls for data transparency, and more attention to prison health care policy.
- Subjects
RACE discrimination in medical care; CORRECTIONAL institutions; COVID-19 pandemic; HEALTH equity; HEALTH services accessibility
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2021, Vol 111, Issue 2, p197
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2020.306040