by Michael Menefee, Didi Nguyen, Shannon Magnuson | Jul 26, 2023 | COVID-19, Criminal Justice, Jail Reduction Efforts, Keeping People Out of the System, Racial Justice
In March 2020, criminal legal agencies across the country were concerned with how the Coronavirus (COVID-19) would disproportionately impact the health of individuals in jail. Many counties implemented emergency policies to reduce their jail populations to protect the...
by Shannon Magnuson, Amy Dezember | May 22, 2023 | Behavior Health Approach, Crisis Stabilization Units, Keeping People Out of the System, Polce-Led Deflection, Severe Mental Health Disorders, Substance Use Disorder
THE NEED FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN ARREST Researchers and practitioners often call jails in the United States “the new asylums” for the rising number of individuals they confine with behavioral health needs and substance use disorders. Some calculations estimate that...
