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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.