Death in Prison: increasing transparency on next of kin notification and disposition of remains

Abstract Background Policies for next-of-kin (NOK) notification and disposition of remains surrounding death are unclear across the United States’ (US) carceral systems. The goal of this study was to collect data on carceral system policies pertaining to NOK notification and disposition of remains f...

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Main Authors: Yoshiko Iwai, Michael Forrest Behne, Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:Health & Justice
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-023-00232-x