The United States has the highest per capita incarceration rate in the world - the implications are grave for the more than 2 million people. As outlined in the paper below, incarceration is frequently a catalyst for worsening health. https://t.co/1gxROv
A must read by anyone who cares about "the mechanisms through which incarceration affects health" Thank you @dronlylbr for the thoughtful weaving together of theory, real-world mechanisms, policy implications & paths forward #healthequity #healthjust
@stone_prof Binswanger et al. 2009. Prevalence of chronic medical conditions among jail and prison inmates... https://t.co/Lq1a6tctqj Brinkley-Rubinstein. 2013. Incarceration as a catalyst for worsening health. https://t.co/7yaXW2N3wJ