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Healthcare In The U.S. Is Still Segregated, So Community …

WebSouth Atlanta is considered the city’s Black cultural core, known for its strong community cohesion and rich history. The area’s population is over 90 percent Black, a …

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Why We Need A Public Health Jobs Corps—And How To Do It

WebThe answer, we argue, is a new, 1.6 million-strong, permanent Public Health Job Corps. Federally funded and locally implemented, and scaled up over several years, …

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The Case For Universal Healthcare During A Pandemic

WebGaps in care are cracks in our national defense against the pandemic. They elevate the risk to everyone and prolong the crisis. And COVID-19 has put the cracks in …

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Medicaid Reentry Program Can Uplift Formerly Incarcerated People

WebIn June, Washington state became the second state approved for the program. Called “Medicaid Reentry,” the strategy promises to dramatically improve …

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How to Solve the Medical Debt Crisis

WebHeather Waldron, mother of five, received emergency intestinal surgery at University of Virginia Medical System (UVA), the state’s flagship nonprofit teaching …

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What Los Angeles County Is Doing For Incarcerated People With …

WebThe Office of Diversion and Reentry. Los Angeles County created an Office of Diversion and Reentry (ODR) in 2015 to keep people with mental and physical health …

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Pittsburgh Mental Health Court Harms the Mentally Ill, Report Says

WebTo compile the report, ALC court watchers observed more than 150 unique participants from Mar. 8, 2021, to Oct. 3, 2022. The law firm says MHC participants are …

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Little-Known Police Unit Helps Omahans in Crisis–Including Me

WebFlaten’s encounter with the woman was one of the 1,322 in-person interactions these six co-responders made with Omahans in a potential mental health …

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Report Details ‘Cruel’ and ‘Unconscionable’ Treatment of Patients …

WebBut incarcerated patients are still waiting for many of those changes to materialize. Earlier this month, federal District Court Judge Jorge L. Alonso found IDOC …

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Post-Traumatic Prison Disorder Could Impact Millions. Congress …

WebElizabeth Weill-Greenberg. May 04, 2023. Members of Congress are calling on the leading federal mental health research agency to study post-traumatic prison …

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Corizon, The Prison Healthcare Giant, Stumbles Again

WebOn June 4, 2018, Corizon and the Tabors agreed to settle the case for $3.7 million, which was to be paid once the settlement was approved by the probate court, according to the …

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Locked up for three decades without a trial

WebLocked up for three decades without a trial. A New York City man has been shuffled between Rikers Island and mental hospitals for 32 years. Illustration by Michelle …

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Why Elderly Incarcerated People Struggle to Find Care After Prison

WebA recent study estimated that at least 60,000 people aged 50 or older will be released from prison annually, and advocates say states urgently need to scale up their …

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The American Eviction Crisis, Explained

WebThe pre-pandemic affordable housing crisis is generally attributed to the combination of stagnant incomes, rising housing costs, and insufficient federal financial …

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Los Angeles County Jail Conditions for the Mentally Ill Are Horrific

WebLos Angeles County has held some people in these conditions for more than two decades. According to the DHS data, five people with mental illness have been …

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The Case for Providing Guaranteed Income to Kids Aging out of …

WebIn 2018, the United States had over 437,000 children in foster care, approximately 17,000 young people left foster care for no reason other than their age, …

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Why Prisoners Get The Doctors No One Else Wants

WebAt Hill Correctional Center, the facility where Sood worked in western Illinois, the first expert team determined at least two prisoner deaths were “extremely problematic,” and involved …

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The Movement to Decriminalize Psilocybin, Explained

WebIn May 2019, Denver became the first city in the country to decriminalize “the use and possession of mushrooms containing the psychedelic compound psilocybin.”. …

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This week’s top justice system stories in New York

WebEach week, the Fair Punishment Project monitors the news in New York, talks to local journalists and advocates, and share the most important stories with you through our …

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Adams’ Forced Hospitalization Plan Will Have Lifelong …

WebJerry Iannelli. Dec 07, 2022. Adams’ Forced Hospitalization Plan Will Have Lifelong Consequences. by Jerry Iannelli. In New York City last week, Mayor Eric Adams …

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