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As U.S. life expectancy falls, experts cite the health impacts of incarceration
After spending 38 years in the Alabama prison system, one of the most violent and crowded in the nation, Larry Jordan felt lucky to live long enough to regain his freedom.
Source: texarkanagazette.com
Mass incarceration is contributing to declining U.S. life expectancy, experts say
Life expectancy fell in the United States in 2021 for the second year in a row, a trend linked to COVID-19 and the opioid epidemic. But experts also say the trend underscores the lasting health consequences of mass incarceration. Research from the early 2000s suggests the death rate for people leaving prison was 3.5 times higher than the general population in the first few years after their release.
Source: phillyvoice.com
When a prison sentence becomes a death sentence
As U.S. life expectancy falls, experts say incarceration has serious health impacts. The U.S. has one of the highest rates of people in prison or jail in the developed world.
Source: iowapublicradio.org