Prisons and health in the age of mass incarceration / Jason Schnittker, Michael Massoglia and Christopher Uggen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schnittker, Jason, author.

Massoglia, Michael, author.

Uggen, Christopher, author.

Series:

Studies in crime and public policy.

Oxford scholarship online.

Studies in crime and public policy

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imprisonment.

Prisoners--Health and hygiene.

Prisoners.

Ex-convicts--Health aspects.

Ex-convicts.

Ex-convicts--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

'Prison and Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration' explores how incarceration undermines the health of people currently and formerly in prison. The book uses years of empirical research to show the intricate web of pathways through which mass incarceration also weakens the health and well-being of families, communities, and health care systems.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title

Series

Title

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. The Institutional Setting of Prisons and Health

2. The Uncertain Legal Mandate of Prison Health Care

3. The Effects of Incarceration on the Health of People in Prison

4. The Effects of Incarceration on Health after Release

5. The Effects of Incarceration on Communities

6. The Effects of Incarceration on Health Care Systems

7. The Policy Challenges of Incarceration and Health

8. The Collision of Prisons and Health

References

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 5, 2022).

ISBN:

0-19-060384-4

0-19-060385-2

0-19-060383-6