Health and incarceration [electronic resource] : a workshop summary / Amy Smith, rapporteur ; Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration, Committee on Law and Justice, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on the Health of Select Populations, Institute of Medicine, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Health and incarceration [electronic resource] : a workshop summary / Amy Smith, rapporteur ; Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration, Committee on Law and Justice, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on the Health of Select Populations, Institute of Medicine, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

0309287685
9780309287685
9780309287692 electronic book

Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, [2013]

©2013

English

1 online resource (66 pages) : illlustrations

HV8843 .N38 2013eb

"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. Health and Incarceration is the summary of a workshop jointly sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences(NAS) Committee on Law and Justice and the Institute of Medicine(IOM) Board on Health and Select Populations in December 2012. Academics, practitioners, state officials, and nongovernmental organization representatives from the fields of healthcare, prisoner advocacy, and corrections reviewed what is known about these health issues and what appear to be the best opportunities to improve healthcare for those who are now or will be incarcerated. The workshop was designed as a roundtable with brief presentations from 16 experts and time for group discussion. Health and Incarceration reviews what is known about the health of incarcerated individuals, the healthcare they receive, and effects of incarceration on public health. This report identifies opportunities to improve healthcare for these populations and provides a platform for visions of how the world of incarceration health can be a better place."-- Publisher's description.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-47).

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