Adverse Effects of US Jail and Prison Policies on the Health and Well-Being of Women of Color

dc.contributor.authorFreudenberg, Nicholas
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:01:19Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:01:19Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractIn the past few decades, US policies have led to an unprecedented increase in the number of people behind bars. While more men than women are incarcerated, the rate of increase for women has been higher. Evidence of the negative impact of incarceration on the health of women of color suggests strategies to reduce these adverse effects. Correctional policies contribute to disparities in health between White women and women of color, providing a public health rationale for policy change. Specific roles for health professionals include becoming involved in alliances addressing alternatives to incarceration, creating programs that address the needs of women in correctional facilities, and identifying the pathways by which correctional policies damage health.
dc.description.urihttps://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.92.12.1895
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/ulyp-znbq
dc.identifier.citationFreudenberg, Nicholas (2002) Adverse Effects of US Jail and Prison Policies on the Health and Well-Being of Women of Color. American Journal of Public Health, 92 (12). pp. 1895-1899.
dc.identifier.issn0090-0036
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 1013
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22969
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectPolicy
dc.subjectPractice
dc.subjectincarcerated
dc.subjectwomen of color
dc.subjectdisparities in health
dc.subjectcorrectional policies
dc.titleAdverse Effects of US Jail and Prison Policies on the Health and Well-Being of Women of Color
dc.typeArticle

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