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    Hunker Down Diaries
    "What makes this pandemic so scary is all the unknown factors," writes 40-year-old Mohammed Monsuri.
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    Lockdown In Lockup: A Prisoner At Sing Sing On Life During The COVID-19 Crisis

    Jun 26, 2020
    Mohammed Monsuri, who is incarcerated at the New York prison, describes how he learned about the pandemic and the challenges of staying safe. The coronavirus has hit prisons across the U.S. hard.
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    A new book by anthropologist and physician Kimberly Sue tells the stories of women navigating opioid addiction during and after incarceration.
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    Opioid Addiction In Jails: An Anthropologist's Perspective

    Nov 12, 2019
    In Getting Wrecked: Women, Incarceration, and the American Opioid Crisis, a Rikers Island doctor says drug treatment in U.S. jails and prisons is often shaped by societal prejudice, not science.
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    Natalie Lynch at home with her youngest child, Maycen. In 2014, when Lynch was pregnant with her older child, she spent two weeks before giving birth in<strong> </strong>a prison cell, mostly alone.
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    Pregnant, Locked Up, And Alone

    Jun 16, 2019
    Natalie Lynch spent the last two weeks of her pregnancy in a prison cell, mostly alone. As female incarceration rates rise, some states are banning solitary confinement of pregnant women.
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    Medical Debt From In-Prison Injuries Is Chasing Inmates After Release

    May 27, 2019
    In Arizona, prisoners are being charged for medical procedures the state is supposed to pay for. The bills can ruin inmates' credit, adding to their challenges when they rejoin society.
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    A growing number of women are incarcerated in the U.S. and many of them give birth in prison or jail.
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    Pregnant Behind Bars: What We Do And Don't Know About Pregnancy And Incarceration

    Mar 21, 2019
    Pregnant women in prison face difficult circumstances, and data on their pregnancies has been scarce. New research lays the groundwork for addressing this neglected public health issue.
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    Shots - Health News
    Dr. Homer Venters, the former head of New York City's correctional health services, says that inmates held in solitary confinement cells, such as the Rikers Island cell shown above, have a higher risk of committing self-harm.
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    Former Physician At Rikers Island Exposes Health Risks Of Incarceration

    Mar 18, 2019
    Dr. Homer Venters describes a number of traumatic outcomes related to subpar medical care inside the New York City jail complex, including the death of a man who was denied insulin during intake.
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    Federal Legislation Seeks Ban On Shackling Of Pregnant Inmates

    Dec 05, 2018
    Incarcerated pregnant women are often shackled during medical appointments and childbirth. A provision in a criminal justice bill aims to end the practice in federal facilities.
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    On re-entering society, formerly incarcerated people struggle to get health care and treatment for HIV.
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    After Prison, Many People Living With HIV Go Without Treatment

    Oct 09, 2018
    When HIV-positive people leave prison, they often lose access to medical care and the drugs that suppress the virus. It's a missed opportunity in the fight against HIV, public health advocates say.
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    Behind Bars, Mentally Ill Inmates Are Often Punished For Their Symptoms

    Jul 10, 2018
    While visiting jails and prisons across the country, author Alisa Roth witnessed mentally ill inmates in solitary confinement, wearing restrictive jumpsuits and receiving very limited therapy.
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    The P.A.C.T unit's meditation room.
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    A New Approach To Incarceration In The U.S.: Responsibility

    Apr 29, 2018
    Authorities in Massachusetts want to cut the recidivism rate for men ages 18 to 24. They're trying a new program based on a German model that teaches responsibility as a means to greater freedoms.
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    Drs. Lisa Puglisi and Emily Wang talk with a community health worker about the patients they're about to see at a clinic for ex-offenders in New Haven, Conn.
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    Helping Ex-Inmates Stay Out Of The ER Brings Multiple Benefits

    Dec 05, 2016
    Each year, millions of Americans leave jail or prison. When they do, they're likely to have a hard time managing their health. Some clinics are trying to provide ex-inmates with better, cheaper care.
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    Parallels
    Prisoners at Halden have private rooms, which all have a fridge, desk and flat-screen TV. Inmates who don't follow the rules and attend classes and counseling are sent to conventional prisons.
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    In Norway, A Prison Built On Second Chances

    May 31, 2015
    The inmates have private cells and dine with the guards. Norway spends three times as much as the U.S. per prisoner. Norwegians say it pays off, with less than half the U.S. recidivism rate.
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    Damian Francis, 33, on his release after serving seven years for aggravated robbery. "It hasn't really sunk in yet that I'm a free man," he says, "Prison was a safe zone compared to what's goin' on out here in the real world."
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    Newly-Released Texas Inmates Prepare For A Long Ride To Freedom

    Apr 12, 2015
    The first steps of freedom from the prison in Huntsville, Texas, lead to the nearby Greyhound bus station.
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    Algarene Jennings (left) and Kawana Walker, aunt and sister, respectively, of Latandra Ellington, who died while an inmate in a central Florida prison. A state autopsy said she died of natural causes, but her family says she was threatened by a guard bef
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    Record Number Of Inmate Deaths Has Florida Prisons On The Defensive

    Mar 18, 2015
    Many of the inmates died of natural causes, but a series of suspicious deaths — against the backdrop of a shrinking budget and staff shortages — has lawmakers calling for a prison oversight board.
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