We Must Decarcerate Across the Country, Then Fix the Prison System

Adelina Iftene

We Must Decarcerate Across the Country, Then Fix the Prison System

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Abstract

COVID-19 is a match in a tinderbox created by years of overcrowding in appalling conditions in our prisons. We have a responsibility to do better.

Original language	Canadian English
Journal	Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
Publication status	Published - Apr. 20 2020

Keywords

public health
prison health
penal law and policy
COVID-19
decarceration
prison reform

Disciplines

Criminal Law
Health Law and Policy
Human Rights Law
Law and Politics
Law and Society
Law Enforcement and Corrections

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/april-2020/we-must-decarcerate-across-the-country-then-fix-the-prison-system/

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We Must Decarcerate Across the Country, Then Fix the Prison System

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