14 Oct Reforming Solitary-Confinement Policy–Heeding a Presidential Call to Action
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14 Oct We just needed to open the door: a case study of the quest to end solitary confinement in North Dakota
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Solitary confinement is a widespread practice in US correctional facilities. Long-standing concerns about the physical and mental health effects of solitary confinement have led to litigation, legislation, and community activism resulting in many prison systems introducing policies or implementing legal mandates to reduce or eliminate...
14 Oct Consensus Statement from the Santa Cruz Summit on Solitary Confinement and Health
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14 Oct Medical Isolation and Solitary Confinement: Balancing Health and Humanity in US Jails and Prisons During COVID-19
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In the face of the continually worsening COVID-19 pandemic, jails and prisons have become the greatest vectors of community transmission and are a point of heightened crisis and fear within the global crisis....
14 Oct Occupational Health: A Key to the Control of COVID-19 in Correctional Facilities
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Coronavirus disease 2019 has swept through prisons in much the same way it has nursing homes: after being introduced by staff or newly arrived residents, it spreads efficiently, including to many with medical vulnerabilities. Yet, many correctional workers lack basic protections. ...
19 Aug Transforming Prison Culture to Improve Correctional Staff Wellness and Outcomes for Adults in Custody “The Oregon Way”
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In the 1970s and 80s, the U.S. experienced a national crime wave which gave rise to a “tough on crime” abandonment of rehabilitation in most jails and prisons and ushered in an era of mass incarceration. Despite an emphasis on institutional security and control in...
19 Aug Role of a US-Norway Exchange in Placing Health and Well-Being at the Center of US Prison Reform
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Living and working conditions in many US correctional facilities are damaging to the health of incarcerated people and correctional staff. In response, experts have called for efforts to improve the health of incarcerated people, and correctional systems have invested in “officer wellness” programs. ...
29 Jul “We just needed to open the door”: a case study of the quest to end solitary confinement in North Dakota
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Solitary confinement is a widespread practice in US correctional facilities. Long-standing concerns about the physical and mental health effects of solitary confinement have led to litigation, legislation, and community activism resulting in many prison systems introducing policies or implementing legal mandates to reduce or eliminate...