The Compendium of U.S. jails: creating and conducting research with the first comprehensive contact database of U.S. jails

Abstract Background Millions of people pass through U.S. jails annually. Conducting research about these public institutions is critical to understanding on-the-ground policies and practices, especially health care services, affecting millions of people. However, there is no existing database of the...

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Main Authors: Chelsea M. A. Foudray, Camille Kramer, Danielle S. Rudes, Carolyn Sufrin, Eliza Burr, Trisha Parayil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Health & Justice
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-021-00137-7