Handbook on Contemporary Issues in Health, Crime, and Punishment

Nathan W. Link is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, Camden. Link researches and writes about issues and barriers faced by those experiencing incarceration, prison reentry, and other forms of community control. Much of his recent work examines financial sanctions, health, and reintegration dynamics among people leaving custodial sentences. With a focus on policy, much of his current fieldwork is aimed at understanding how systems function and attempting to create more humane and equitable processes and outcomes.Meghan A. Novisky is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology and Sociology at Cleveland State University. Her research investigates conditions of confinement, health-related impacts of and experiences with incarceration, and criminal justice policy and practice. She is a multi-methods scholar with expertise in original data collection and qualitative methodology.Chantal Fahmy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Her research focuses on reentry and reintegration from prison, health criminology, and the intersection of public health and incarceration. Her work explores linkages between criminal justice system contact and how those interactions affect various facets of health (e.g., mental health, social health).

• INTRODUCTIONThe Intersections of Sentencing and Punishment Experiences with Individual, Family, and Community HealthNathan W. Link, Meghan Novisky, and Chantal FahmyI. CONTEXTS AND ORGANIZING FRAMEWORKS1. Health Criminology: Addressing the Culture of ControlFaye S. Taxman2. Healthcare Litigation in Corrections: Framing Rights and Pursuing CareBryant J. Jackson-Green3. Health Equity and the Justice System: A Research AgendaAnthony Petrosino, Angelia Turner, Cosette Lias, Danielle Munguia, and Pamela MacDougall4. Political And Social Determinants of Punishment and Health in Pretrial SystemsCynthia A. Golembeski, Brianna A. Baker, Homer S. Venters, and Robert E. Fullilove5. Explaining and Reducing the Poor Physical Health of Individuals Who Engage in Criminal BehaviorGuy C. M. Skinner and David P. Farrington6. An Environmental Justice Perspective for Exploring Health in Carceral SpacesElisa L. Toman, Averi R. Fegadel, and Rachel E. SeversonII. THE STATE OF HEALTHCARE AMONG INCARCERATED PEOPLE7. An Overview of Health and Access to Healthcare for People in State PrisonsLeah Wang and Emily Widra8. Mixed Reviews: Perceptions of Prison Health Care Delivery in Western Canadian PrisonsWilliam J. Schultz9. Public Accessibility of Healthcare Information in Prison: A Review of U.S. State Department of Corrections WebsitesJennifer J. Tostlebe and Selena Muñoz-JonesIII. PRISON CONDITIONS, EXPERIENCES, AND CULTURE10. The Duality of the Convict Code: How Prison Culture May Help Incarcerated People Assimilate while Simultaneously Hurting their HealthMeghan M. Mitchell and Rosemary Ricciardelli11. Overlapping Crises: Climate Disaster Susceptibility and IncarcerationKristen N Cowan, Jennifer Lao, Katherine LeMasters, Forrest Behne, and Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein12. Addressing the Traumatic Experiences of Men in Solitary Confinement: Exploring the Use of Emotional Learning to Break the Cycle of ViolenceAnn Marie Rocheleau13. Mental Health Treatment Resentment and Contagious Dehumanization: The Unintended Consequences of Reforming Solitary Confinement for Individuals with Severe Mental Health DisordersShannon Magnuson, Emma Freetly Porter, and Angela J. Hattery14. Hunger, Health, and Harm: Perceptions of Prison Food, Medical Care, and Well-BeingBryce Kushmerick-McCune, Sydney N. Ingel, Caitlin Bauer, and Danielle S. Rudes15. It’s All in Your Head: Unpacking What’s Known about Head Injuries in Correctional SettingsKristina Block, Chelsey S. Narvey, Wanda E. Leal, and Hannah FormaroIV. INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND INCARCERATION16. Confinement in Pandemic Times: Two Tales of Prisons, Epidemics, and Power from the Global SouthAngel Aedo, Catalina Droppelmann, Frédéric Le Marcis, and Daniela Montanari17. The COVID-19 Pandemic Harms of Imprisonment: An Analysis of Issues Raised by Imprisoned People in CanadaOlivia Gemma, Kevin Walby, and Justin Piché18. Carceral Expansion at the Nexus of State Violence and Neoliberal Public HealthKatherine Weatherford Darling, Sarah Walton, and Brian PitmanV. FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, AND HEALTH19. Dimensions of Health and Well-Being among Partners of Incarcerated IndividualsKatherine A. Durante and Eman Tadros20. Policy Alternatives to Separating Women in Prison and Their InfantsAllison D. Crawford, Alexander Testa, Amanda Corbett, Rosemary Laine, Tara Hutson, and Rebecca Shlafer21. The Incarceration of Pregnant Women in the United States: Understanding Pathways and Lived ExperiencesDragana Derlic, Makiya Owens, Jessica Ogu, and Stuti S. KokkaleraVI. SALIENT HEALTH ISSUES AMONG VULNERABLE GROUPS22. Heterogeneity in the Mental Health Consequences of Incarceration across Race: Prior Research and New DirectionsKathleen Powell and Robert Apel23. Muslim Mental Health in Prison: The Costs and Consequences of Inadequate ServicesAmin Asfari and James Gacek24. Incarceration and Food Insecurity: What We Know and Where Research Needs to GoAlexander Testa, Katherine Kelton, Jacqueline G. Lee, Hanah Chaudry, Dylan B. Jackson, and Daphne C. Hernandez25. Veterans Deflection: Not Waiting for Military Veterans to Be Arrested or in Crisis Before We ActLance Washington, Kreeti Singh, Katie Stewart, Kelly Firesheets, Jac Charlier, and Andrea K. FinlayVII. JUVENILE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT26. Examining the Health of People Sentenced to Juvenile Life Without the Possibility of Parole: Setting a Research AgendaDylan B. Jackson, Laura S. Abrams, J.Z. Bennett, Jeffrey T. Ward, Daphne M. Brydon, Leah Ouellet, and Rebecca Turner27. Harms and Hope: The Risks of Juvenile Justice System Involvement and the Promise of Developmental Assets for Youth of ColorChelsea McElwee, Tate LeBlanc, and Aerika B. Loyd28. "That Memory, I Cannot Erase": In the Crossfire of Living in a Mixed-Status Family and Having Youth Carceral InvolvementAna Magaly OjedaVIII. AGING BEHIND BARS29. Ending Life Peacefully and with Dignity: Examination of the U.S. Adult Residents' Definitions of and Support for Compassionate ReleaseJane C. Daquin, Rebecca H. Konkel, and Susannah N. Tapp30. Not-So-Golden Years: The Utility and Shortcomings of Assessing Aging Through Functionality Assessments in Correctional SettingsChivon Fitch, Brandon C. Dulisse, and Raechel Meyerowich31. Life Satisfaction and Successful Aging: An Exploration of Well-Being among Recently Released EldersAngela S. MuroloIX. GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND HEALTH32. The Pains of Imprisonment, Gender, and Mental Health: Considering the Links between the Mental Health of Incarcerated Women and the Gendered Pains of ImprisonmentTimothy G. Edgemon and Brittany T. Martin33. New Prison Masculinities in Carceral SpacesDwayne Antojado34. "Sick and Tired": A Black Feminist Criminological Approach to Gender-Responsive Care for Black Women in CorrectionsBrianne M. Posey35. Transgressions of the U.S. Prison System: The Mistreatment of Incarcerated Transgender PersonsSusana AvalosX. HEALTH INTERVENTIONS IN PRISON AND DURING REINTEGRATION36. Cycles of Disadvantage: A Critical Examination of Trauma, Health, and the Community Reentry ExperienceMichael R. Menefee, Cherrell Green, Shannon Magnuson, and Tameka Vaught Williams37. Reimagining Rehabilitation: A Public Health Approach to Transforming Mass IncarcerationGinny E. Oshiro38. A New Vision for Punishment and Treatment: Re-Thinking Punishment and Rehabilitation for People Convicted of Sex OffensesJason Kahler39. Exploring Knowledge Gaps in Healthcare Approaches to Violence InterventionC. Clare Strange and Sheetal RanjanXI. CONCLUDING REMARKS40. Health and Punishment Challenges Worthy of Our AttentionHomer S. Venters41. Outro: A Paradigm Shift from Crime, Punishment, and Rehabilitation to Health, Human Rights, Human Dignity, and HopeCarrie Pettus