As COVID-19 swept through American prisons and jails in 2020, wardens scrambled to keep prisoners and corrections officers from getting sick. One strategy was to increase solitary confinement. Health experts warn that solitary confinement increases the risk of mental illness and suicide, but the practice continues. Today, about 2 million people are incarcerated in the U.S. In this episode of the Better Off podcast, we'll ask: Is it possible to build a corrections system that accounts for their health and safety?
Guests:
Jasmine D Graves, Ph.D. student, Population Health Sciences program, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Monik Jimenez, Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Credits:
Host/producer: Anna Fisher-Pinkert
The Better Off team: Kristen Dweck, Elizabeth Gunner, Pamela Reynoso, Stephanie Simon, and Ben Wallace
Audio engineering and sound design: Kevin O'Connell
Additional research: Kate Becker
January 10, 2019: A virtual visit with your doctor
December 19, 2018: The simple solution that has saved millions of lives
December 7, 2018: The power of a family meal
November 21, 2018: A conversation with a public health pioneer
Nov. 02, 2018: How accurate are health headlines in your social media feed?
October 18, 2018: Your phone knows how you feel
Sept. 27, 2018: Can we solve the migration crisis?
September 6, 2018: A call for redesigning American streets
August 10, 2018: Designing for climate change
July 24, 2018: Food Insecurity as a public health issue
July 12, 2018: Every business has an impact on health
June 21, 2018: Eliminating trans fats
June 14, 2018: What's behind a resurgence of mumps in the United States?
May 31, 2018: Gina McCarthy's mission to protect public health and defend science
May 22, 2018: Student stories
May 10, 2018: What can we learn from a 'null' study result?
May 3, 2018: Achieving health equity in the Americas
April 19, 2018: Privacy as a human right
April 12, 2018: Is global health aid distributed fairly?
March 29, 2018: The plasticity of the aging process
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