Respiratory pandemic preparedness learnings from the June 2020 COVID-19 outbreak at San Quentin California State Prison.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "International journal of prisoner health"
DOI: 10.1108/ijph-12-2021-0116
Abstract: PURPOSE This study aims to characterize the June 2020 COVID-19 outbreak at San Quentin California State Prison and to describe what made San Quentin so vulnerable to uncontrolled transmission. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH Since its onset, the COVID-19… read more here.
Keywords: san quentin; state; california state; quentin california ... See more keywords
Age-Standardized Mortality of Persons on Probation, in Jail, or in State Prison and the General Population, 2001-2012
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Public Health Reports"
DOI: 10.1177/0033354919879732
Abstract: Objectives: The number of adults in the United States being held on probation—persons convicted of crimes and serving their sentence in the community rather than in a correctional facility—approached 4 million at the end of… read more here.
Keywords: state prison; general population; mortality; population ... See more keywords
A Preliminary Investigation of the Intersection of Race and Disabilities among Inmates in the U.S. State Prison System
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology"
DOI: 10.1177/0306624x18805599
Abstract: The American prison system is overcrowded with minorities in general, and African Americans, in particular. The Department of Justice notes that more than 50% of the prison population have some type of mental disability. In… read more here.
Keywords: intersection race; race disabilities; state prison; prison system ... See more keywords
Pneumococcal Disease Outbreak at a State Prison, Alabama, USA, September 1–October 10, 20181
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Emerging Infectious Diseases"
DOI: 10.3201/eid2707.203678
Abstract: A pneumococcal disease outbreak caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 12F occurred in a state prison in Alabama, USA. Among 1,276 inmates, 40 cases were identified (3 confirmed, 2 probable, 35 suspected). Close living quarters, substance… read more here.
Keywords: disease outbreak; prison alabama; state prison; pneumococcal disease ... See more keywords