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Connecting Criminal Justice with Health Care Urban Institute

(7 days ago) WebPROJECT Connecting Criminal Justice with Health Care. Body. Serious health problems and the absence of health coverage are widespread within justice-involved populations, with serious consequences for affected individuals and their communities. Jails and …

https://www.urban.org/policy-centers/justice-policy-center/projects/connecting-criminal-justice-health-care

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Health Care in U.S. Correctional Facilities — A Limited …

(1 days ago) WebA 2019 New Yorker article reported that 1500 lawsuits had been filed between 2013 and 2018 against two of the largest U.S. providers of jail health care (Corizon Health and Wellpath) for neglect

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMms2211252

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Health Disparities and the Criminal Justice System: An Agenda for

(3 days ago) WebIntroduction. Extensive literature has documented racial and ethnic differences and disparities across the continuum of medical care in disease prevalence, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3284594/

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Prison And Jail Reentry And Health Health Affairs

(9 days ago) WebDisproportionate rates of mental health issues, suicide, substance use disorders, disabilities, and physical disorders plague the reentry population. with a …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hpb20210928.343531

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Criminal Justice and Healthcare: Why They’re Linked

(6 days ago) WebCriminal justice involvement can drive health problems, and vice versa. Many who work in healthcare have realized this relationship …

https://thecrimereport.org/2019/03/06/at-the-intersection-how-focusing-on-criminal-justice-improves-health-outcomes/

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How better access to mental health care can reduce crime

(6 days ago) WebThe criminal justice system therefore spends a significant share of its resources housing and treating people with mental illness. A fifth of state prison expenditures are spent on …

https://siepr.stanford.edu/publications/policy-brief/how-better-access-mental-health-care-can-reduce-crime

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New evidence that access to health care reduces crime

(9 days ago) WebVogler estimates that the ACA’s Medicaid expansions resulted in cost savings of $13.6 billion due to the reduction in crime. Previous studies had shown that providing substance abuse and mental

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/new-evidence-that-access-to-health-care-reduces-crime/

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Bridging the gap between health and justice - PMC

(3 days ago) WebSentencing and health concerns. Many of the chronic illnesses among adults in the general population are shared by those behind bars. Young et al. (), state …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5120658/

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Improving Health Equity for Women Involved in the Criminal Legal …

(3 days ago) WebHer research interests are health issues for women in prison, formerly incarcerated individuals, their family members, and community-based participatory research.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8092370/

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Home page Health & Justice

(Just Now) WebProf Faye S. Taxman, George Mason University, USA Faye S. Taxman, Ph.D., is a University Professor at George Mason University and Director of the Center for …

https://healthandjusticejournal.biomedcentral.com/

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Reconstructive Justice — Public Health Policy to End …

(1 days ago) WebIts mandate should be to stop and undo the harm done in the name of “criminal justice” and a police-centric concept of public safety that focuses on crime rates alone while disregarding other

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMms2208239

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Ethics at the Intersection of the Criminal Justice and Health Care

(3 days ago) WebEthics at the Intersection of the Criminal Justice and Health Care Systems Lisa Simon, DMD AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(9):873-876. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.9.fred1 …

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/ethics-intersection-criminal-justice-and-health-care-systems/2017-09

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Addressing Health Disparities in the Criminal Justice System

(1 days ago) WebBy: Jim Parsons, Vice President and Director of Research, Vera Institute of Justice Incarcerated persons are three times more likely to experience chronic, acute, …

https://bjatta.bja.ojp.gov/media/blog/addressing-health-disparities-criminal-justice-system

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Mental Health and Criminal Justice Issues

(6 days ago) WebThe issues faced by individuals with mental health conditions is particularly profound in terms of variations of the insanity defense and the use of the death penalty for individuals …

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/mental-health-and-criminal-justice-issues

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The Intersection of Public Health and Criminal Justice

(4 days ago) WebIn this interview, David Cloud, Senior Program Associate for Vera's Substance Use and Mental Health Program, unpacks the public health implications of mass incarceration …

https://www.vera.org/research/the-intersection-of-public-health-and-criminal-justice

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Justice-Involved Individuals, Mental Health, and the Revolving Door

(5 days ago) WebJustice-Involved Individuals, Mental Health, and the Revolving Door. September 30, 2022. Patients and Families, Serious mental illness, Treatment. On Sept. …

https://www.psychiatry.org/News-room/APA-Blogs/Justice-Involved-Individuals-Mental-Health-and-t

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Black Americans' Views of Racial Inequality, Racism, Reparations …

(5 days ago) WebThis pessimism is not only about the criminal justice system. The majority of Black adults say the political (63%), economic (62%) and health care (51%) systems …

https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2022/08/30/black-americans-have-a-clear-vision-for-reducing-racism-but-little-hope-it-will-happen/

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Criminal Justice Mental Health America

(1 days ago) WebCriminal justice issues among individuals with mental health and substance use conditions is a growing problem. After the wide deinstitutionalization of state hospitals, …

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/criminal-justice

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Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: State Disparities

(6 days ago) WebIn fact, when people of color have access to clinicians of the same racial background as themselves, they tend to have better health care experiences, more …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/apr/advancing-racial-equity-us-health-care

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What is health equity? How the idea grew – and why it matters

(9 days ago) WebHealth equity seeks to address that. "Health equity means that we achieve health that is as equal as possible, within the constraints of things we can fix," said Dr. …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/04/24/what-is-health-equity-how-the-idea-grew-and-why-it-matters

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UnitedHealth Group Updates on Change Healthcare Cyberattack

(8 days ago) WebUnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is announcing support for people who may be concerned about their personal data potentially being impacted based on preliminary …

https://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/newsroom/2024/2024-04-22-uhg-updates-on-change-healthcare-cyberattack.html

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Policy Priorities NAMI

(8 days ago) WebPublic policy impacts people with mental illness in many ways — from health care to housing to criminalization. Changes in policy can result in improved treatments, …

https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Policy-Priorities/

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Medical Equipment Suppliers Convicted of Health Care Fraud

(6 days ago) WebThe Fraud Section leads the Criminal Division’s efforts to combat health care fraud through the Health Care Fraud Strike Force Program. Since March 2007, this …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/medical-equipment-suppliers-convicted-health-care-fraud

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A judge in Newark takes an innovative approach to fostering …

(1 days ago) WebProcedural justice, one of the key pillars of the National Initiative, has been in the spotlight recently thanks to coverage of Judge Victoria Pratt’s court in Newark, New Jersey.Pratt, …

https://trustandjustice.org/resources/article/a-judge-in-newark-takes-an-innovative-approach-to-fostering-procedural-just

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Responses to the Mental Health Crisis in the Justice System

(9 days ago) WebNew Jersey Supreme Court Justice Lee Solomon will join national and local experts to discuss the impact of mental illness on the courts and criminal justice system in an April …

https://stockton.edu/hughes-center/responses-to-the-mental-health-crisis-in-the-justice-system.html

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McKinsey faces US criminal probe over opioids work, sources say

(4 days ago) WebMcKinsey & Co is under criminal investigation in the United States over allegations that the consulting firm played a key role in fueling the opioid epidemic, with …

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/mckinsey-faces-us-criminal-probe-over-opioids-work-sources-say-2024-04-24/

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Reflections on Criminal Justice Reform: Challenges and …

(3 days ago) WebAs noted, most justice-involved individuals have limited education and few job skills, and many have behavioral health issues, anger management issues, and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9758469/

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District of New Jersey - United States Department of Justice

(2 days ago) WebThe government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Deborah J. Gannett of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Health Care and Government Fraud Unit in Newark …

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/bergen-county-new-jersey-doctor-admits-making-millions-cash-deposits-avoid-paying-taxes

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Justice Department Ramps up Efforts to Reduce Violent Crime …

(6 days ago) WebThe Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to reduce violent crime in the U.S., launching a specialized gun intelligence center in Chicago and expanding task …

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2024-04-18/justice-department-ramps-up-efforts-to-reduce-violent-crime-with-gun-intel-center-carjacking-forces

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Gov. Hochul announces $33M to expand mental health services …

(8 days ago) Web(WBNG) -- More than $33 million in New York State’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget has been announced to expand mental health services for people who are struggling …

https://www.wbng.com/2024/04/24/gov-hochul-announces-33m-expand-mental-health-services-within-criminal-justice-system/

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Boeing Crash Victims’ Families Seek to Share Evidence With DOJ

(2 days ago) WebUS Justice Department officials will meet Wednesday with families of Boeing Co. 737 Max crash victims even as they investigate the company’s operations in the …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-24/boeing-crash-victims-families-seek-to-share-evidence-with-doj

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Southern District of New York - United States Department of Justice

(9 days ago) WebDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that a grand jury in Manhattan federal court returned a …

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/urologist-charged-superseding-indictment-sexually-abusing-eight-patients-including

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Oklahoma prison advocates rally at the State Capitol calling for

(7 days ago) WebO KLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahoma prison advocates who are friends and family of incarcerated inmates rallied at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Thursday. They are calling …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/oklahoma-prison-advocates-rally-at-the-state-capitol-calling-for-criminal-justice-reform/ar-AA1nIjLK

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Change Healthcare Grinds Through Massive Breach Probe - WSJ

(1 days ago) WebTwo months after cyberattack, the claims tech company’s parent UnitedHealth Group works to identify the ‘substantial proportion’ of people in America whose personal …

https://www.wsj.com/articles/change-healthcare-grinds-through-massive-breach-probe-22fa3102

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Congress Issues Subpoenas On Inmate Tied To Hunter Biden

(9 days ago) WebThe CARES Act allowed the BOP to place some inmates, mostly minimum-security inmates with underlying health conditions, on home confinement in an effort to …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavlo/2024/04/26/congress-issues-subpoenas-on-inmate-tied-to-hunter-biden/

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Addressing the Aging Crisis in U.S. Criminal Justice Healthcare

(3 days ago) WebThe aging of America is having a profound impact on the economy, social services and healthcare. Although there is a common misperception that prisoners are young, the …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3374923/

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Justice Department ramps up efforts to reduce violent crime with …

(3 days ago) WebWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to reduce violent crime in the U.S., launching a specialized gun intelligence center in Chicago and …

https://apnews.com/article/violent-crime-justice-department-carjackings-guns-atf-fa5a990873692481b3553e3e3ccacee4

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