Impacts of Incarceration on Health Focusing on Minority Males
Considerations for Covid-19 and Future Pandemics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21619446 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary H Hughes (0000-0002-3905-0502, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, corresponding author), Nicole Prior (0000-0003-2856-7052, East Tennessee State University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 502-522 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1043-9862 • E-ISSN: 1552-5406 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10439862211045481 |
| OpenAlex | W3199711458 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 30 |
Long-standing health and social inequalities associated with minorities have increased their risk for infection, hospitalization, and death related to COVID-19. This disparity is further exacerbated with incarcerated individuals, yet little attention, both prepandemic and presently, has been devoted to collecting up-to-date data. This study uses the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State Correctional Facilities (SISCF), the most recent data, to explore the general offender population and self-reported chronic and medical health conditions to highlight how COVID-19 will impact marginalized populations. Results from the four binary regression models found that minority males are more likely to have chronic illnesses which increase in probability with longer sentences, number of incarcerations, and advancement in age. Our findings advocate for the development of recent data sets on inmate health, particularly minority individuals, as well as the construction of more precise health measures to address these health disparities, including COVID-19
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Criminology · Disease · Environmental health · Health equity · Inequality · Pandemic · Population · Public health · Sociology · Survey data collection · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Demography · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Gerontology
Covid-19 and Health Equity—A New Kind of “Herd Immunity”
Hospitalization and Mortality among Black Patients and White Patients with Covid-19
Socioeconomic Disparities In Health
Public Health and the Epidemic of Incarceration
A call to protect patients, correctional staff and healthcare professionals in jails and prisons during the Covid-19 pandemic
Inmate Mental Health and the Pains of Imprisonment
Racial disparities in health conditions among prisoners compared with the general population
Health Disparities and the Criminal Justice System
Prevalence of chronic medical conditions among jail and prison inmates in the USA compared with the general population
The Health and Health Care of US Prisoners
Addressing Mass Incarceration
Aging in Correctional Custody
Incarceration, Health, and Racial Disparities in Health
Incarceration and Health
Incarceration and the Health of the African American Community
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |