Criminal Justice Reform Is Health Care Reform

Lawrence A Haber; Chesa Boudin; Brie A Williams

doi:10.1001/jama.2023.25005

Criminal Justice Reform Is Health Care Reform

JAMA. 2024 Jan 2;331(1):21-22. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.25005.

Authors

Lawrence A Haber^{1

2}, Chesa Boudin³, Brie A Williams^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Hospital Medicine, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver.
² Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora.
³ Criminal Law and Justice Center, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Berkeley.
⁴ Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco.
⁵ Center for Vulnerable Populations, University of California San Francisco.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint discusses legal provisions guiding health care delivery for incarcerated individuals, the impact of the First Step Act of 2018, and future federal criminal justice reform.

MeSH terms

Criminal Law*
Health Care Reform*
Humans
Mental Disorders
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act*
United States

Grants and funding

R24 AG065175/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States