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Jail and Prison Conditions

Even if an inmate's sentence is not oppressively long, their treatment while incarcerated can still constitute subhuman treatment. Prisons are not medical facilities, but they regularly are forced to deal with mental health problems and care for elderly and terminally ill inmates. Food, if it's even edible, usually lacks enough nutrition for inmates' health to not deteriorate. Plus, with a lack of opportunities to see family, read, or gain skill sets, inmates are placed in buildings which lack any resemblance of the civilized world.

Why The Incarcerated Deserve Humane Treatment on Day 2 of the National Prison Strike

"Nicholas Turner is the president of the Vera Institute of Justice. He spoke with guest host of The Takeaway Matt Katz about why American prisons can be so dehumanizing."

The Takeaway

August 22, 2018

Jail & Prison ConditionsAnthony BradleyAugust 28, 2018The Takeaway, Vera Institute

How Inadequate Prison Care Fuels the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

"New Jersey, however, is trying to solve this issue. It is one of the first states in the country to devote an entire prison to treating inmates with addictions, and offers all three forms of medication-assisted treatment at all state prisons. The state is also working on introducing the treatment into county jails. The Acting Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Corrections, Marcus O. Hicks, talks about the state’s new strategy for handling incarceration and addiction. "

The Takeaway

August 20, 2018

Drug AddictionAnthony BradleyAugust 28, 2018The Takeaway, New Jersey

Jail and Prison Conditions

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