Mass incarceration, public health, and widening inequality in the USA

This Series paper, examines “how mass incarceration shapes inequality in health. The USA is the world leader in incarceration, which disproportionately affects black populations. Nearly one in three black men will ever be imprisoned, and nearly half of black women currently have a family member or extended family member who is in prison. However, until … Continue reading Mass incarceration, public health, and widening inequality in the USA