Opinion Editorials on COVID-19 in Prisons and Jails

Screening for Covid-19 in Skilled Nursing Facilities, published in New England Journal of Medicine by M. Krsak, A.F. Henao-Martínez, & C. Franco-Paredes, May 29, 2020.


My Turn: Sarah Martino: Post-COVID justice system should be smaller, smarter, in the Providence Journal by S. Martino, May 26, 2020


COVID-19 Exposes Need for Progressive Criminal Justice Reform, published in American Journal of Public Health by K. Nowotny, Z. Bailey, M. Omori, & L. Brinkley-Rubinstein, April 30, 2020.


How Can We Protect The Health of Justice-Involved Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Decarceration and Timely Access to Medicaid Are Essential, published in Health Affairs by J. Lantsman & M. Osler, April 20, 2020.


The Challenge of Preventing COVID-19 Spread in Correctional Facilities, published in Journal of the American Medical Association by R. Rubin, April 7, 2020.


Protecting Decarcerated Populations In The Era of COVID-19: Priorities For Emergency Discharge Planning, published in Health Affairs by B. Howell, H. Ramierz Batlle, C. Ahalt, S. Shavit, E.A. Wang, N. Zaller, & B. Williams, April 13, 2020.


The Pandemic Exposes the Shared Fates of the Jailed and the Jailer, published in The Appeal by C. Ahalt, April 3, 2020.


Flattening the Curve for Incarcerated Populations — Covid-19 in Jails and Prisons, published in The New England Journal of Medicine by M.J. Akiyama, A.C. Spaulding, & J.D. Rich, April 2, 2020.


Opinion: Prison outbreak affects health of entire state, published in CTPost by A. Clark, A.R. Gluck, L. Puglisi, & E. Wang, March 31, 2020.


Spotlight on Jails: COVID-19 Mitigation Policies Needed Now, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases byA.G. Wurcel, E. Dauria, N. Zaller, A. Nijhawan, C. Beckwith, K.M. Nowotny, & L. Brinkley-Rubinstein, March 28, 2020.


A Public Health Doctor and Head of Correction Agree: We Must Immediately Release People from Jails and Prisons, published in The Appeal by B. Williams & L. Bertsch, March 27, 2020.


Jails and prisons could become coronavirus disaster, published in Chicago Sun Times by A. Trocino & 24 additional Chicago-area researchers, March 26, 2020.


Correctional Facilities In The Shadow Of COVID-19: Unique Challenges And Proposed Solutions, published in Health Affairs by B. Williams, C. Ahalt, D. Cloud, D. Augustine, L. Rorvig, & D. Sears, March 26, 2020.


Coronavirus behind bars: 4 priorities to save the lives of prisoners, published in The Hill by H. Venters, March 23, 2020.


We must release prisoners to lesson the spread of coronavirus, published in Washington Post by J. Rich, S. Allen, & M. Nimoh, March 17, 2020.


An Epicenter of the Pandemic Will Be Jails and Prisons, if Inaction Continues, published in The New York Times by A. Klonsky, March 16, 2020.


What COVID-19 Means For America’s Incarcerated Population — And How To Ensure It’s Not Left Behind, published in Health Affairs by O.T. Oladeru, A. Beckman, & G. Gonsalves, March 10, 2020.


4 ways to protect our jails and prisons from coronavirus, published in The Hill by H. Venters, February 28, 2020.