Disablement, Prison, and Historical Segregation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9201058
AutoresJean Stewart, Marta Russell
Año2001
Volumen53
Número3
Páginas61
Fecha de publicación2001-07-06
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMonthly Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520
EditorialMonthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.14452/mr-053-03-2001-07_6
OpenAlexW2002595495
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas14

The story of disablement and the prison industrial complex must begin with a trail of telling numbers: a disproportionate number of persons incarcerated in U.S. prisons and jails are disabled. Though Census Bureau data suggest that disabled persons represent roughly one-fifth of the total population, prevalence of disability among prisoners is startlingly higher, for reasons we will examine later. While no reliable cross-disability demographics have been compiled nationwide, numerous studies now enable us to make educated estimates regarding the incidence of various disability categories among incarcerated persons. Hearing loss, for example, is estimated to occur in 30 percent of the prison population, while estimates of the prevalence of mental retardation among prisoners range from 3 to 9.5 percent.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website

Census · Criminology · Demographics · Geography · Incidence (geometry) · Population · Prison · Prison population · Sociology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Demography · Disability Education and Employment · Down syndrome and intellectual disability research · Medicine · Gerontology