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Jails and Prisons

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False Confessions Pt.2: Using Science To Catch The Real Criminals

>> November 26, 2023

Why do people who’ve been wrongly convicted die earlier?

topics: Jails and Prisons| Law Enforcement and Police| Police

Have Private Prisons Become the Scapegoat for a Larger Issue?

>> April 3, 2022

Private prisons seemed to be the answer to America’s overpopulated prisons in the 1980s. It’s since become a controversial topic of debates. Experts discuss if the problem is with private prisons, or with our country’s incarceration system as a whole.

topics: Crime and Criminal Justice| Debate| Ethics| Government and Legislation| Jails and Prisons| Law Enforcement and Police| Legal Issues and the Courts| Mass Incarceration| Public Policy and Regulation| Public Safety| State Government

Forced Sterilization Still Exists in the U.S.

>> September 12, 2021

Entertainer Britney Spears claims in court that her conservator father won’t let her remove birth control. It’s merely the most celebrated recent case of something most people find surprising: forced sterilization still exists in the US, usually in cases of guardianship. Experts explain its legality, history & use.

topics: Bioethics| Birth Control and Contraception| Crime and Criminal Justice| Disabilities| Ethics| Jails and Prisons| Law Enforcement and Police| Legal Issues and the Courts| Morality| News and Headlines| Philosophy and Ethics| Reproductive Health| Women's Health| Women's Issues

Mental Illness in Prison

>> August 29, 2021

Many people in prison have a mental illness that keeps them from following the rules of society. Prison, its rules, and often its punitive intent may be the worst place for them, especially since treatment is often lacking there. A noted prison psychiatrist and behavioral scientist discusses this, and alternatives that may produce less recidivism when these …

topics: American Society and Culture| Behavioral Science| Children and Youth at Risk| Crime and Criminal Justice| Jails and Prisons| Law Enforcement and Police| Mass Incarceration| Mental Health| Mental Illness| Police| Psychiatry| Psychology and Psychiatry| Public Safety
Moms Released From Prison

Moms Released From Prison

>> November 29, 2020

Experts and a former inmate running a new program for moms in prison discuss barriers and ways to overcome them.

topics: Affordable Housing| Behavioral Science| Children and Parenting| Children and Youth at Risk| Crime and Criminal Justice| Homelessness and Housing| Jails and Prisons| Law Enforcement and Police| Mass Incarceration| Mental Health| Police| Pregnancy and Child Birth| Psychology and Psychiatry| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety| Research and Clinical Trials| Social Science| Sociology| Women's Issues
criminalizing addiction

Addiction, Relapse and Criminalization

>> August 12, 2018

After criminal convictions, many people with substance use disorder are placed on probation with the condition they remain completely drug free. They are often jailed when they relapse, setting back recovery and removing them from treatment that helps keep them clean. Is that fair, when relapse is a common symptom of their disease (and many others)?

topics: Addiction| Behavioral Science| Constitutional Rights| Crime and Criminal Justice| Debate| Drug Use and Abuse| Ethics| Government and Legislation| Jails and Prisons| Law Enforcement and Police| Legal Issues and the Courts| Mass Incarceration| Morality| Neuroscience and Neurology| Opioid Epidemic| Pharmacology and Toxicology| Philosophy and Ethics| Prevention| Psychiatry| Psychology| Psychology and Psychiatry| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Policy and Regulation| Recovery| Substance Abuse| Treatments| War on Drugs
Poor Health and Prison

Poor Health and Prison

>> January 15, 2017

Researchers have found that poor health and disabilities can be factors leading to prison. An expert discusses the life cycles that can make this occur.

topics: Addiction| Behavioral Science| Disabilities| Drug Use and Abuse| Emotional Trauma| Gender and Identity| Homelessness and Housing| Jails and Prisons| Law Enforcement and Police| Mass Incarceration| Mental Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Risk| Social Science| Sociology| Trauma| Vulnerable Populations

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