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Hatton]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.whijournal.com/article/S1049-3867(10)00038-1/fulltext</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-10-290"><title><![CDATA[Incarceration as a key variable in racial disparities of asthma prevalence]]></title><link>https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-10-290</link><description><![CDATA[The Prison Policy Initiative <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research.html">Research Library</a> was updated with a link to <a href="https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-10-290">Incarceration as a key variable in racial disparities of asthma prevalence</a> by Emily A Wang & Jeremy Green]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-10-290</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305375"><title><![CDATA[Psychological Distress in Solitary Confinement:]]></title><link>https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305375</link><description><![CDATA[The Prison Policy Initiative <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research.html">Research Library</a> was updated with a link to <a href="https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305375">Psychological Distress in Solitary Confinement:</a> Symptoms, Severity, and Prevalence in the United States, 2017-2018 by Keramet Reiter et al]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305375</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0238510"><title><![CDATA[The body in isolation:]]></title><link>https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0238510</link><description><![CDATA[The Prison Policy Initiative <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research.html">Research Library</a> was updated with a link to <a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0238510">The body in isolation:</a> The physical health impacts of incarceration in solitary confinement by Justin D. 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Daniel Butler]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07418825.2023.2264356</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.nclc.org/resources/medical-debt-behind-bars-the-punishing-impact-of-copays-fees-and-other-carceral-medical-debt/"><title><![CDATA[Medical Debt Behind Bars:]]></title><link>https://www.nclc.org/resources/medical-debt-behind-bars-the-punishing-impact-of-copays-fees-and-other-carceral-medical-debt/</link><description><![CDATA[The Prison Policy Initiative <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research.html">Research Library</a> was updated with a link to <a href="https://www.nclc.org/resources/medical-debt-behind-bars-the-punishing-impact-of-copays-fees-and-other-carceral-medical-debt/">Medical Debt Behind Bars:</a> The Punishing Impact of Copays, Fees, and Other Carceral Medical Debt by National Consumer Law Center]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.nclc.org/resources/medical-debt-behind-bars-the-punishing-impact-of-copays-fees-and-other-carceral-medical-debt/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1745-9133.12620"><title><![CDATA[Understanding racial disparities in pretrial detention recommendations to shape policy reform]]></title><link>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1745-9133.12620</link><description><![CDATA[The Prison Policy Initiative <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research.html">Research Library</a> was updated with a link to <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1745-9133.12620">Understanding racial disparities in pretrial detention recommendations to shape policy reform</a> by Jennifer Skeem, Lina Montoya, & Christopher Lowenkamp]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1745-9133.12620</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2023/07/19/climate_change/"><title><![CDATA[Heat, floods, pests, disease, and death:]]></title><link>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2023/07/19/climate_change/</link><description><![CDATA[The Prison Policy Initiative <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research.html">Research Library</a> was updated with a link to <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2023/07/19/climate_change/">Heat, floods, pests, disease, and death:</a> What climate change means for people in prison by Prison Policy Initiative]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2023/07/19/climate_change/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/01/08/punishingfamilies/"><title><![CDATA[Force multipliers:]]></title><link>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/01/08/punishingfamilies/</link><description><![CDATA[The Prison Policy Initiative <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research.html">Research Library</a> was updated with a link to <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/01/08/punishingfamilies/">Force multipliers:</a> How the criminal legal and child welfare systems cooperate to punish families by Prison Policy Initiative]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/01/08/punishingfamilies/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2023/12/19/california-parole/"><title><![CDATA[Going back to Cali: Revisiting California's parole release system]]></title><link>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2023/12/19/california-parole/</link><description><![CDATA[The Prison Policy Initiative <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research.html">Research Library</a> was updated with a link to <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2023/12/19/california-parole/">Going back to Cali: Revisiting California's parole release system</a> by Prison Policy Initiative]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2023/12/19/california-parole/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMms2315015"><title><![CDATA[Delivering Justice - A Case for the Medical Civil Rights Act]]></title><link>https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMms2315015</link><description><![CDATA[The Prison Policy Initiative <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research.html">Research Library</a> was updated with a link to <a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMms2315015">Delivering Justice - A Case for the Medical Civil Rights Act</a> by Medical Civil Rights Initiative]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMms2315015</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2822683"><title><![CDATA[Access to Care and Outcomes With the Affordable Care Act for Persons With Criminal Legal Involvement]]></title><link>https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2822683</link><description><![CDATA[The Prison Policy Initiative <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research.html">Research Library</a> was updated with a link to <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2822683">Access to Care and Outcomes With the Affordable Care Act for Persons With Criminal Legal Involvement</a> A Scoping Review by James Rene Jolin, Benjamin A. Barsky, Carrie G. Wade, & Meredith B. Rosenthal]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2822683</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://safetyandjusticechallenge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ImplementingTheMedicaidReentryWaiverInCalifornia.pdf"><title><![CDATA[Implementing the Medicaid Reentry Waiver in California]]></title><link>https://safetyandjusticechallenge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ImplementingTheMedicaidReentryWaiverInCalifornia.pdf</link><description><![CDATA[The Prison Policy Initiative <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research.html">Research Library</a> was updated with a link to <a href="https://safetyandjusticechallenge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ImplementingTheMedicaidReentryWaiverInCalifornia.pdf">Implementing the Medicaid Reentry Waiver in California</a> Key Policy and Operational Insights from 11 Counties by Justice System Partners]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://safetyandjusticechallenge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ImplementingTheMedicaidReentryWaiverInCalifornia.pdf</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://ccresourcecenter.org/national-snap-tanf-drug-felony-study/"><title><![CDATA[Accessing SNAP and TANF Benefits after a Drug Conviction:]]></title><link>https://ccresourcecenter.org/national-snap-tanf-drug-felony-study/</link><description><![CDATA[The Prison Policy Initiative <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research.html">Research Library</a> was updated with a link to <a href="https://ccresourcecenter.org/national-snap-tanf-drug-felony-study/">Accessing SNAP and TANF Benefits after a Drug Conviction:</a> A Survey of State Laws by Collateral Consequences Resource Center]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://ccresourcecenter.org/national-snap-tanf-drug-felony-study/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9041387/"><title><![CDATA[Gender Differences and the Effect of Copayments on the Utilization of Health Care in Prison]]></title><link>https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9041387/</link><description><![CDATA[The Prison Policy Initiative <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research.html">Research Library</a> was updated with a link to <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9041387/">Gender Differences and the Effect of Copayments on the Utilization of Health Care in Prison</a> by Brian R Wyant, Holly Harner, & Brian Lockwood]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9041387/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://taxpolicycenter.org/publications/how-fines-and-fees-impact-family-well-being"><title><![CDATA[How Fines and Fees Impact Family Well-Being]]></title><link>https://taxpolicycenter.org/publications/how-fines-and-fees-impact-family-well-being</link><description><![CDATA[The Prison Policy Initiative <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research.html">Research Library</a> was updated with a link to <a href="https://taxpolicycenter.org/publications/how-fines-and-fees-impact-family-well-being">How Fines and Fees Impact Family Well-Being</a> by Tax Policy Center]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://taxpolicycenter.org/publications/how-fines-and-fees-impact-family-well-being</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-criminol-030421-041559"><title><![CDATA[Trends in Women's Incarceration Rates in US Prisons and Jails:]]></title><link>https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-criminol-030421-041559</link><description><![CDATA[The Prison Policy Initiative <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research.html">Research Library</a> was updated with a link to <a href="https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-criminol-030421-041559">Trends in Women's Incarceration Rates in US Prisons and Jails:</a> A Tale of Inequalities by Karen Heimer, Sarah E. Malone, & Stacy De Coster]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-criminol-030421-041559</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://read.dukeupress.edu/demography/article/61/5/1455/390790/The-Distribution-of-Carceral-Harm-County-Level"><title><![CDATA[The Distribution of Carceral Harm:]]></title><link>https://read.dukeupress.edu/demography/article/61/5/1455/390790/The-Distribution-of-Carceral-Harm-County-Level</link><description><![CDATA[The Prison Policy Initiative <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research.html">Research Library</a> was updated with a link to <a href="https://read.dukeupress.edu/demography/article/61/5/1455/390790/The-Distribution-of-Carceral-Harm-County-Level">The Distribution of Carceral Harm:</a> County-Level Jail Incarceration and Mortality by Race, Sex, and Age by Anneliese N. Luck]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://read.dukeupress.edu/demography/article/61/5/1455/390790/The-Distribution-of-Carceral-Harm-County-Level</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/11/12/small-scale-testing/"><title><![CDATA[Advocates urge Census Bureau to start testing reforms for 2030]]></title><link>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/11/12/small-scale-testing/</link><description><![CDATA[Added <a href="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/11/12/small-scale-testing/">Advocates urge Census Bureau to start testing reforms for 2030</a> to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. <p><i>Census Bureau should conduct small-scale tests of methods for collecting home addresses of incarcerated people to determine how best to implement a revision of the Residence Criteria and Residence Situations for people who are in correctional facilities on Census Day.</i></p>]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/11/12/small-scale-testing/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/06/10/state_success_rates/"><title><![CDATA[States were incredibly successful at reallocating incarcerated people to their home addresses in 2020: A review of the data]]></title><link>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/06/10/state_success_rates/</link><description><![CDATA[Added <a href="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/06/10/state_success_rates/">States were incredibly successful at reallocating incarcerated people to their home addresses in 2020: A review of the data</a> to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. <p><i>We explore state redistricting reports to show that, despite facing immense challenges, states were remarkably successful ending prison gerrymandering after the 2020 Census.</i></p>]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/06/10/state_success_rates/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/"><title><![CDATA[Legal Resources]]></title><link>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</link><description><![CDATA[The legal resource database was updated with new listings for <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/OR/" class="legal">Oregon</a> and <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/WA/" class="legal">Washington</a>.]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/"><title><![CDATA[Legal Resources]]></title><link>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</link><description><![CDATA[The legal resource database was updated with a new listing for <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/DC/" class="legal">District of Columbia</a>.]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/"><title><![CDATA[Legal Resources]]></title><link>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</link><description><![CDATA[The legal resource database was updated with new listings for <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/MN/" class="legal">Minnesota</a> and <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/VA/" class="legal">Virginia</a>.]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/09/24/local-pages/"><title><![CDATA[Resource Spotlight: Which local governments engage in or avoid prison gerrymandering?]]></title><link>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/09/24/local-pages/</link><description><![CDATA[Added <a href="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/09/24/local-pages/">Resource Spotlight: Which local governments engage in or avoid prison gerrymandering?</a> to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. <p><i>We’ve identified over 200 cities and counties that have taken action to avoid prison gerrymandering and some local governments that still continue to base representation on flawed Census Bureau data.</i></p>]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/09/24/local-pages/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/"><title><![CDATA[Legal Resources]]></title><link>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</link><description><![CDATA[The legal resource database was updated with a new listing for <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/NY/" class="legal">New York</a>.]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/"><title><![CDATA[Legal Resources]]></title><link>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</link><description><![CDATA[The legal resource database was updated with new listings for <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/IL/" class="legal">Illinois</a> and <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/NJ/" class="legal">New Jersey</a>.]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/"><title><![CDATA[Legal Resources]]></title><link>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</link><description><![CDATA[The legal resource database was updated with new listings for <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/FL/" class="legal">Florida</a>, <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/IL/" class="legal">Illinois</a>, <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/PA/" class="legal">Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/RI/" class="legal">Rhode Island</a>, <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/TX/" class="legal">Texas</a> and <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/VT/" class="legal">Vermont</a>.]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/"><title><![CDATA[Legal Resources]]></title><link>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</link><description><![CDATA[The legal resource database was updated with new listings for <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/NJ/" class="legal">New Jersey</a> and <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/SC/" class="legal">South Carolina</a>.]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/08/26/das-letter/"><title><![CDATA[Advocates to Census Bureau: Stop making it harder for states to end prison gerrymandering]]></title><link>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/08/26/das-letter/</link><description><![CDATA[Added <a href="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/08/26/das-letter/">Advocates to Census Bureau: Stop making it harder for states to end prison gerrymandering</a> to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. <p><i>Census Bureau should stop its one-size-fits-all approach to privacy protections and refrain from adding “noise” when it reports the number of incarcerated people; states need accurate counts to end prison gerrymandering</i></p>]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/08/26/das-letter/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/07/29/2030cac/"><title><![CDATA[2030 Census Advisory Committee flags prison gerrymandering issues for the Census Bureau]]></title><link>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/07/29/2030cac/</link><description><![CDATA[Added <a href="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/07/29/2030cac/">2030 Census Advisory Committee flags prison gerrymandering issues for the Census Bureau</a> to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. <p><i>2030 Census Advisory Committee's inaugural meeting ended in recommendations that future agenda include discussions of the Census Bureau's approach to counting incarcerated people in the 2030 Census.</i></p>]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/07/29/2030cac/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/06/28/leadership-conference-letter/"><title><![CDATA[National civil rights coalition gives Census Bureau 5 reasons to end prison gerrymandering]]></title><link>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/06/28/leadership-conference-letter/</link><description><![CDATA[Added <a href="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/06/28/leadership-conference-letter/">National civil rights coalition gives Census Bureau 5 reasons to end prison gerrymandering</a> to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. <p><i>National coalition of more than 240 organization urges the Bureau to count incarcerate people at home.</i></p>]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/06/28/leadership-conference-letter/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/05/20/minnesota_ends_prisongerrymandering/"><title><![CDATA[Minnesota ends prison gerrymandering]]></title><link>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/05/20/minnesota_ends_prisongerrymandering/</link><description><![CDATA[Added <a href="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/05/20/minnesota_ends_prisongerrymandering/">Minnesota ends prison gerrymandering</a> to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. <p><i>With Governor Tim Walz's signature, the state is the latest to reject the Census Bureau’s flawed and outdated way of counting incarcerated people.</i></p>]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/05/20/minnesota_ends_prisongerrymandering/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/05/14/home-addresses/"><title><![CDATA[Most incarcerated people will return home; the Census Bureau should count them there]]></title><link>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/05/14/home-addresses/</link><description><![CDATA[Added <a href="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/05/14/home-addresses/">Most incarcerated people will return home; the Census Bureau should count them there</a> to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. <p><i>Using an incarcerated person’s last known home address when redistricting gives the most accurate picture of where they reside.</i></p>]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/05/14/home-addresses/</feedburner:origLink></item></rdf:RDF> 
