Health and Incarceration: A Workshop Summary

by Institute of Medicine, National Research Council, Committee on Law and Justice, et al.

Over the past four decades, the rate of incarceration in the United States has skyrocketed to unprecedented heights, both historically and in comparison to that of other developed nations. At far higher rates than the general population, those in or entering U.S. jails and prisons are prone to many health problems. This is a problem not just for them, but also for the communities from which they come and to which, in nearly all cases, they will return...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309287685
• ISBN13: 9780309287685
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 66 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 8.8"