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The Coronavirus Crisis
A picture of a cell at the state prison in Florence, Ariz., where attorneys for the Prison Law Office and ACLU found what they called "squalid" and "filthy" conditions on a recent tour.

Prisons And Jails Change Policies To Address Coronavirus Threat Behind Bars

Mar 23, 2020
Some prisons are waiving fees for hygiene supplies and county jails are releasing certain inmates early to combat the potential threat posed by the Covid-19 virus.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Corrections health experts have been urging prison administrators to plan for coronavirus.

Prisons And Jails Worry About Becoming Coronavirus 'Incubators'

Mar 13, 2020
Inmates and guards don't have the option of staying home during a coronavirus outbreak, so detention centers risk becoming "incubators" for the disease. Some are scrambling to mitigate the risk.
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Criminal Justice Collaborative
Kristine Autenreith teaches Language Arts to juveniles at the Allegheny County Jail. The students are in the jail because they're being tried as adults for crimes such as murder, rape and robbery.

In Pittsburgh, Juvenile Offenders At The Local Jail Go Back To School, Too

Sep 05, 2019
The Allegheny County Jail runs a full high school for juveniles charged as adults. "In this part of the building, you are a student," Principal Jay Moser tells students on the first day.
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Health
In Massachusetts last July, several Franklin County Jail inmates, seated, were watched by a nurse (left) and a corrections officer after receiving their daily doses of buprenorphine, a drug that helps control opioid cravings. By some estimates, at least

County Jails Struggle With A New Role As America's Prime Centers For Opioid Detox

Apr 24, 2019
The National Sheriffs' Association has published a detailed guide to jail-based medication-assisted treatment. States hardest hit by opioids are moving fastest to get inmates the help needed to quit.
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Shots - Health News
The Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center in Plymouth houses men for court-mandated addiction treatment.

Prison For Forced Addiction Treatment? A Parent's 'Last Resort' Has Consequences

Apr 20, 2019
Thousands of Massachusetts residents have been committed to treatment for addiction against their will. Some families say locking up addicts in prison isn't treatment. Others say it saves lives.
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Shots - Health News
A cell in the Champaign County Jail that's sometimes used to house inmates who are suicidal. For the inmates' own safety, jail officials say, they may be placed alone in the cell with nothing but a mat and a garment that cannot be used to cause self-harm

County Jails Struggle To Treat Mentally Ill Inmates

Sep 19, 2018
Getting mental health treatment to inmates who need it requires money and unprecedented collaboration between state and county departments of criminal justice and social services. Is it working?
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Shots - Health News

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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Shots - Health News
An average of 13,776 inmates in 45 California counties were on psychotropic medications in 2016-2017, a recent report found. That is up from 10,999 five years ago.

Big Jump Seen In Number Of Inmates Prescribed Psychiatric Drugs In California

May 04, 2018
Amid a severe shortage of psychiatric beds and community-based treatment throughout the state and nation, county jails have become repositories for people in the throes of acute mental health crises.
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Shots - Health News
By some estimates, nearly half of the people confined in U.S. jails and prisons have a mental illness, notes Alisa Roth, author of <em>Insane: America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness.</em>

'Insane': America's 3 Largest Psychiatric Facilities Are Jails

Apr 25, 2018
Alisa Roth's new book suggests U.S. jails and prisons have become warehouses for the mentally ill. They often get sicker in these facilities, Roth says, because they don't get appropriate treatment.
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National
Madison Jensen, 21, died on Dec. 1, 2016, of a cardiac arrhythmia due to dehydration and opiate withdrawal while in custody of the Duchesne County, Utah, jail.

Utah Jails, Prisons To Get New Safety Standards After Deaths And Controversy

Jan 30, 2018
Questions about the number of inmates dying in custody drew attention to the standards. A former Corrections chief said existing safety standards contained trade secrets, and would not release them.
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Law
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio walks past a group of protesters after voting in the Democratic primary on Sept. 12, 2017 in Brooklyn. The protesters are calling for the closing of the Rikers Island jail complex.

Despite Scrutiny, Rikers Island's 'Culture Of Violence' Persists, Report Says

Nov 30, 2017
This latest report has fueled the debate on closing the jail facilities on the island.
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Shots - Health News
Marion County Jail, in Indianapolis, is working with inmates to enroll them in Medicaid.

Signed Out Of Prison But Not Signed Up For Health Insurance

Dec 06, 2016
Most of the state prison systems in the places that expanded Medicaid under Obamacare have come up short on enrolling exiting inmates, despite the fact that many of them are chronically ill.
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The Two-Way
Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, pictured earlier this year, says $5 million will be distributed to job programs for people recently released from jail.

Administration Aims To Fight Crime With Job Training

Sep 20, 2016
The Labor Department is handing out $5 million in grants to fund job centers for people coming out of jail. The program is part of a broader effort to reduce recidivism.
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Shots - Health News

When Time Behind Bars Cuts Addiction Treatment Short

May 11, 2016
Most inmates lose access to medication-assisted treatment for addiction once they're incarcerated. Among prisons and jails that do offer such treatment, it's often restricted to pregnant women.
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Shots - Health News

Even In Prison, Health Care Often Comes With A Copay

Sep 30, 2015
Although the government is responsible for providing health services to people in jail and prison, inmates are still often expected to pay for a share of the treatment.
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Around the Nation
A cell at New York's Rikers Island jail. About 1,000 people die in American jails every year, and about a third of those are suicides.

The 'Shock of Confinement': The Grim Reality Of Suicide In Jail

Jul 27, 2015
About 1,000 people die in American jails every year and about a third of those are suicides. Jails often house people who've never been in legal trouble before, and it can have a traumatic effect.
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U.S.

Remote Jailing Cuts Off Inmates From Real-World Support System

Mar 25, 2015
County jails that send inmates far away to serve short-term sentences can be a cost-saver to local governments. But it could have major consequences when prisoners are released.
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