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Incarcerated individuals are disproportionately plagued by chronic illness and mental health issues that long outlast their time in prison.

05.20.2024

Racial Inequalities in COVID-19 Early Prison Release

While the total prison population decreased during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the proportion of Black people in state prisons increased.

Fellow Lia Musumeci

04.17.2024 heap of menstrual products

Health Equity
Incarceration

Bleeding for Change: Menstrual Inequities in Carceral Settings

Access to sanitary menstrual products is an ongoing challenge for incarcerated women, impacting their mental and physical health and well-being.

Fellow Dani Weissert

04.11.2024 Looking through fence at the outside of a prison

Brutality Behind Bars: Forced Sterilization in Prisons

The forced sterilization of individuals in the United States is an act of legally sanctioned reproductive violence.

Guest Author Naomi Michelson

02.20.2024 close up of prison cell bars

Stripped of Medicaid: Ex-Inmates' Struggle for Coverage

Entering the carceral system leaves many without insurance coverage, even after release.

Fellow Caroline Dignard