Examining the relationship between U.S. incarceration rates and population health at the county level

A collateral consequence of mass incarceration in the United States is its negative effects on population health. Using data from 2015, this study examines the relationship between incarceration rates and population health for a national sample of U.S. counties. To obtain unbiased estimates of the e...

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Main Authors: Robert R. Weidner, Jennifer Schultz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827319300874