The Struggle to Survive in the Pandemic Prison
The mental health strain of increased isolation, only sporadic access to showers, and a lack of programming pushed many over the edge.
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Read more: Federal Failures to Protect Incarcerated People During Public Health Crises Federal Failures to Protect Incarcerated People During Public Health Crises
For over a year prisoners were denied our most fundamental support systems.
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Read more: Do No Harm: A Call for Decarceration in Hospitals Do No Harm: A Call for Decarceration in Hospitals
Incarcerated patients’ suffering is sanctioned by hospitals and medical professionals, despite their pledge to do no harm.
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Read more: Synthetic Cannabinoids and the Lack of Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Carceral Settings Synthetic Cannabinoids and the Lack of Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Carceral Settings
The inability of prisons and jails to address the drivers of and treat substance use disorders is leading to underexplored health ramifications.
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Read more: A Mind Is A Terrible _____ To Waste A Mind Is A Terrible _____ To Waste
For over a year prisoners were denied our most fundamental support systems.
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Read more: Disaster Capitalism and Health Care in Prison Disaster Capitalism and Health Care in Prison
What happens when the profit motive becomes the determinative factor in the provision of health care and is inserted into the prison? Disaster.
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Read more: The Pandemic Prison The Pandemic Prison
The pandemic prison is a harbinger, not an aberration, of the society that creates and maintains it.
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Read more: Carceral Health Care Is Designed to Fail Carceral Health Care Is Designed to Fail
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed how U.S. health law and policy fails to protect people in custody.
