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1 day ago · Panelists advised against using terms like “inmate,” advocating instead for person-first language such as “person in prison” or “person who is incarcerated.” According to the AP Style Guide, journalists should not use “prison” and “jail” interchangeably, as they serve different purposes.
2 days ago · A mental illness is a medical disorder that affects a person’s behavior, thoughts, and emotions. It also has an impact on social and cognitive functions. Misuse of substances, biological factors, or abuse, whether as a victim or a bystander to repeated abuse, are all variables that contribute to mental illness. The prevalence of mental illness among incarcerated prisoners is alarming, and it is nondiscriminatory in that it affects both men and women. Several variables contribute to inmates ...
Jun 7, 2024 · Eisen stressed the lack of proportionality created by barriers to reentry for those released from prison. Michael Mendoza, former director of Advocacy at the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, provided a firsthand perspective on the obstacles commonly faced because of incarceration. He described reckoning with receiving a life sentence as a 16-year-old.
Jun 3, 2024 · A new strand in the literature on families and incarceration is now emerging as the children of the prison boom have become adults. Between 1985 and 1995, the total prison population grew an average of 8% per year—anything growing at that rate doubles in less than 9 years.
3 days ago · Key Statistics: Percent of people released in 2005 who were re-arrested within 3 years: 68% +. Average number of requirements that people on probation must comply with per day, or face re-arrest: 18 to 20 +. Unemployment rate among formerly incarcerated people: 27% +.
3 days ago · The Collateral Effects of Incarceration on Fathers, Families, and Communities Council on Crime and Justice, April, 2006 “Incarcerating large numbers of men from one community is seen as a threat to both individual and community economic stability.”
May 25, 2024 · Challenges in correctional settings include a “dual loyalty” to patients’ health and facility security and the toxic effects of disciplinary practices including solitary confinement, violence, communicable disease control, an aging population, discharge planning for community reentry, and a high prevalence of substance use disorder and mental he...
