COVID-19 in Prisons: State Health Care Contracting and the Pandemic Behind Bars.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching consequences, resulting in millions of infections and deaths worldwide. Given the vast impact of the virus and how it has highlighted health care access/treatment concerns within the general public, this study examined how these issues specifically impacted COVID-19 cases and deaths among incarcerated individuals. In particular, we examined how the method of medical care delivery (i.

Gender Differences in Health Care Needs and Service Attainment Among Violent Offenders.

Research has determined that female inmates experience distinctive challenges both during and after incarceration. There has been little empirical inquiry, however, into the gendered nature of medical health care needs and treatment postrelease. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to examine the differences between male and female inmates with regard to chronic illness diagnoses and health care receipt during reentry.