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Health Inequities

Abolition, Incarceration, and the Public’s Health

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Sep 28, 2022

1:00-2:30 p.m. ET

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The United States is the most incarcerated nation in the world. Decades of harmful policies have led to overcrowded prisons and a broken criminal justice system, leading to prison populations that are disproportionately poor and people of color. Recently, the issue of prison reform has been gaining national attention, forcing policymakers to rethink the issue. As momentum grows to call for change, how does public health play a role in ending mass incarceration and reforming a criminal justice system? 

 

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Angela Aidala

Angela Aidala

@ColumbiaMSPH

Associate Research Scientist, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health

Emile DeWeaver

Emile DeWeaver

@PrsnRenaissance

Author; Co-founder, Prison Renaissance

Insha Rahman

Insha Rahman

@VERAINSTITUTE

Vice President of Advocacy and Partnerships, Vera Institute; Vice President, Vera Action

Dana Rice

Dana Rice

@dkricedrph

Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health (SPH '10)

Zal Shroff

Zal Shroff

@lccrsf

Senior Attorney, Racial Justice, Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights

Deborah Douglas
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Deborah Douglas

@debofficially

Co-Editor in Chief, The Emancipator

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