Jail Provision of Pregnancy and Sexual Health Services in Four Midwestern States

Lipnicky, Ashlyn; Stites, Sierra; Sufrin, Carolyn; Bello, Jennifer K.; Shlafer, Rebecca J.; Kelly, Patricia J.; Ramaswamy, Megha

doi:10.1016/j.whi.2022.07.004

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“…The types of screening and care vary across institutions (federal and state-run longer-term prisons and locally administered short-term jails). Accrediting bodies in the United States have set forth minimum standards for health care in prisons and jails but accreditation is voluntary ( 9 , 10 ). Health care in prisons and jails is paid out of correctional budgets, with more than two-thirds of health care contracted out to a handful of third-party corporate vendors as capitated managed care ( 11 ).…”

Section: Cancer Equity For Those Impacted By Mass Incarcerationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cancer equity for those impacted by mass incarceration

Ramaswamy,

Manz,

Kouyoumdjian

et al. 2023

JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute

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The cancer disparities between people with incarceration histories compared to those who do not have those histories are vast. Opportunities for bolstering cancer equity among those impacted by mass incarceration exist in criminal legal system policy, carceral, community, and public health linkages, better cancer prevention, screening, and treatment services in carceral settings, expansion of health insurance, education of professionals, and use of carceral sites for health promotion and transition to community care. Clinicians, researchers, persons with a history of incarceration, carceral administrators, policymakers, and community advocates could play a cancer equity role in each of these areas. Raising awareness and setting a cancer equity plan of action is critical to reducing cancer disparities among those affected by mass incarceration.

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Section: Cancer Equity For Those Impacted By Mass Incarcerationmentioning

confidence: 99%