Health in US Prisons and Jails

This episode is brought to you by Semafor Healthcare.Delivered weekly from David Lim, Semafor Healthcare connects the dots between decisions in government, business, and technology to reveal how they impact the future of healthcare. Each edition will provide the analysis you need to understand and stay ahead of a rapidly changing landscape. Subscribe for free.Health Affairs' Marianne Amoss and Chris Fleming discuss recent data on mortality in prisons and health care in carceral settings, especially in connection with COVID-19.Join us February 28 for a Virtual Happy Hour!Related Links:Developing Nation Social Care Standards (Health Affairs Forefront)UCLA Law Releases New Database to Monitor Deaths in US Prisons with Funding from Arnold VenturesRacial and Ethnic Inequalities in COVID-19 Mortality Within Carceral Settings: An Analysis of Texas Prisons (Health Affairs)Prison Hospital Data Is Omitted From Federal Data Sets (Health Affairs Forefront)Podcast: Rachael Bedard Explains Health Care in Jails (A Health Podyssey)Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available — and we’d like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone. Subscribe to Semafor Healthcare for free.