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Criminal Justice and Healthcare: Why They’re Linked

WebCamden ARISE in New Jersey uncovered the remarkable correlation between arrests and emergency room visits, and led to the design of a program that …

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

Law Enforcement, Drugs and the ‘Public Health’ Approach

WebIn a recent high-profile speech at the National Prescription Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta, President Barack Obama reaffirmed his Administration’s …

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Extreme Heat Impacts Mental Health, Increasing Emergency Visits, …

WebThe researchers found that on days of extreme heat averaging about 93 degrees Fahrenheit, there was an associated 66 percent increased risk of ED visits for …

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Prison Healthcare ‘Lacks Uniform Standards’

WebA review of studies published by healthcare researchers concludes the ability of inmates in a state prison or county jail to get even routine procedures or health …

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How the Mental Health Industry Fails the Mentally Ill

WebA new book argues that mental health authorities’ failure to address the public safety challenge posed by individuals with serious mental illness unfairly shifts the …

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Homeless, Mentally Ill and Addicted: The Downward Spiral

WebCalifornia had 683 cases as of Jan. 23, with 21 deaths. Michigan recorded 715 cases as of Jan. 24, with 24 deaths. Colorado has had 62 cases, and one reported …

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How to Prevent the Next Wrongful Conviction

WebEarlier this month, Gonzalez issued a comprehensive 100-page report, 426 Years: An Examination of 25 Wrongful Convictions in Brooklyn, New York, compiled in …

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10th annual John Jay/H.F. Symposium on Crime in America

WebCan We All Get Along? The question posed by Rodney King over a decade ago in the wake of the Los Angeles riots is still, unfortunately, at the top of the nation’s agenda in the …

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A Lesson From Switzerland: Mental Health Care and Corrections

WebA Lesson From Switzerland: Mental Health Care and Corrections. During my summer trip to Geneva, I had the opportunity to visit Prison de Champ-Dollon, just …

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DA Vance Seeks NY Cops' Disciplinary Records

WebManhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. wants electronic access to disciplinary records of officers and police investigative reports that prosecutors contend …

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NY Times Backs Cuomo On Closing Unneeded Prisons

WebThe New York Times editorial page says that Gov. Andrew Cuomo “struck just the right tone” on prison and juvenile justice reform in his first State of the State address …

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Federal Judge Orders Arizona Prison Overhaul Due To …

WebIt follows a ruling over the summer that found that the department violated the constitution both by failing to provide an adequate standard of medical and mental …

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Shackling Pregnant Prisoners Should Be Against Federal Law: Paper

WebThe Bureau of Prisons, which incarcerates over 175,000 federal offenders, ended the use of restraints on pregnant women in labor, delivery or post-partum recovery …

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2019 JOHN JAY/ARNOLD REPORTING FELLOWS CASH …

Web2 public health crises that disproportionately affect minority populations. She is most interested in reporting on systemic issues that weigh on vulnerable groups of people, …

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