Racial and ethnic inequalities in COVID-19 mortality within carceral settings: An analysis of Texas prisons and jails

2021-09-27 public and global health Title + abstract only

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Several analyses have highlighted racial and ethnic disparities related to COVID-19 health outcomes across the United States. Less focus has been placed on more localized contexts, such as carceral settings, where racial and ethnic inequities in COVID-19 health outcomes also exist, but the proximal drivers of inequality are different. In this study, we analyzed mortality rates among incarcerated people in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to assess racial and ethnic differences in ...

Racial and ethnic inequalities in COVID-19 mortality within carceral settings: An analysis of Texas prisons and jails

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