Prison

Does the Optimal Medical Treatment of Hepatitis C depend on whether the Patient is Incarcerated?

2012-11-20Jason Shafrin1 Comment

Incarcerated individuals are more likely to have the hepatitis C virus (HCV) than those who live in the community. The high prevalence of HCV infection in the prison population is largely due tot he fact that prisoners hare more likely to have a history of intravenous drug use. “A history of intravenous drug use is…

2011-01-282011-01-29Jason ShafrinLeave a comment

Below are two excerpts from a series of articles in Wilson Quarterly on Prison reform: “With effective programs, we could reduce the number of repeat offenders by nearly 100,000. We could do even better if these efforts were linked to improved services in teh community upon release. Such efforts would pay for themselves by reducing…