Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black men who have been incarcerated have elevated rates of PTSD, depression and psychological distress. da-kuk/E+ Collection via ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Community-based walk-in clinics and behavioral health centers can help men returning from jail or prison find support. Jacob ...

America’s prison population is plummeting thanks to lower crime rates. The consequences are extraordinary. Sign up for the Washington Monthly newsletter to get our stories in your inbox. Opt out any ...

Firearm-related injury remains a significant burden in the U.S. with more than 45,000 people dying from these injuries in 2020. Suicides continue to account for the majority of all gun deaths. The ...

In 1978 the federal government restricted research on prison and jail inmates in medical studies, the result of decades of unethical research in correctional institutions. We evaluated the impact this ...

When we talk about maternal health for Black women, there is a group that often gets left out of the conversation: those who are incarcerated. We may not think about incarcerated women when we’re ...

Did you know that nearly all states allow jails and prisons to charge incarcerated people for things like room and board and medical care? It is a financial cost that is often passed on to families ...

When Black kids are disciplined in Alabama schools, they face more suspensions and expulsions and as a result, are more likely to get locked up. This is according to “Only Young Once: Alabama’s ...

“People can assess me, interview me, incarcerate me, observe me, and they can think they know what I need,” said Shawn, a man in his early 50s who spent 15 years in and out of prison. “And that can be ...

Mike returned home to Philadelphia after a 15-year prison sentence and suffered an emotional breakdown. “I just couldn’t stop crying … I don’t know. It was the anxiety. It was just a lot,” he said. “I ...

“People can assess me, interview me, incarcerate me, observe me, and they can think they know what I need,” said Shawn, a man in his early 50s who spent 15 years in and out of prison. “And that can be ...

Mike returned home to Philadelphia after a 15-year prison sentence and suffered an emotional breakdown. “I just couldn’t stop crying … I don’t know. It was the anxiety. It was just a lot,” he said. “I ...