Threats to Women's Health in Prisons and Jails

JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Jan 1;185(1):5-6. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.5066.

Authors

Lawrence A Haber^{1

2}, Jennifer E James³, Brie A Williams^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Hospital Medicine, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado.
² Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora.
³ Institute for Health and Aging, University of California San Francisco.
⁴ Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco.
⁵ Division of Health Equity and Society, University of California San Francisco.

PMID: 39527070
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.5066

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Plain language summary

This Viewpoint describes types of interpersonal and structural violence experienced by women in carceral settings and opportunities for reform.

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