Prisons with more green space have lower levels of violence and self-harm, according to new research at the University of Birmingham and Utrecht University.
Feb 24, 2021
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Preventing serious complications from COVID-19 in potentially vulnerable populations in high risk environments, such as prisons, and preventing spread to surrounding communities needs a coordinated evidence-based approach ...
Nov 23, 2020
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Nearly 460,000 people—more than the population of Pittsburgh—aged 50 and older comprise almost 20% of the United States prison population, according to the Prison Policy Initiative, and that percentage is expected to ...
Oct 29, 2020
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Correctional facilities that resisted mass coronavirus testing for inmates erred in their decision to only test inmates with symptoms, leading to large initial undercounts, a recent study by the Center for Disease Control ...
Aug 21, 2020
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More than 500 inmates—nearly half the population—of a prison in the US state of Arizona have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said, while at a California prison the virus death toll hit 22.
Aug 6, 2020
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The epidemic of opioid-related overdose death persists across the United States, and people released from jails and prisons are at particular risk.
Jul 22, 2020
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A new analysis led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that the number of U.S. prison residents who tested positive for COVID-19 was 5.5 times higher than the general U.S. population, with ...
Jul 8, 2020
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Prison officials are bracing for a silver tsunami that will flood correctional facilities with elderly and often vulnerable prisoners.
Jun 25, 2020
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Fear, stigma, reduced autonomy and security requirements have resulted in prisoners receiving lower standards of secondary healthcare than the wider community, finds a new UCL-led study.
Jun 23, 2020
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The government's slow response to recognise the impact of coronavirus on UK prisons has led to unnecessary deaths amongst its population, according to Loughborough University academic Dr. Christopher Kay.
Jun 4, 2020
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