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Growing research shows impact of poor nutrition on prison violence

April 28, 2023 by Joshua Strange

Studies: Healthy diets tend toreduce antisocial behavior,mental health symptoms Jokes about prison food are hardly new, but emerging research shows … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, HEALTHCARE, Recently Posted Tagged With: Health and Wellness

Mental health treatment goes modern with virtual reality headsets 

April 28, 2023 by William Harris

A new virtual reality therapy program is being provided to some residents at San Quentin State Prison to get a meditation experience unlike any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, Recently Posted Tagged With: Human Interest, Mental Stimulation

TransMetro offers free transportation to prisoner families

December 6, 2022 by San Quentin News

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Families of incarcerated people in California are now receiving free transportation services to attend in-person visits.  The California … [Read more...]

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DEATHS DOWN

August 27, 2022 by Dao Ong

Overdoses plummet under successful drug treatment program A new treatment program has dramatically curbed drug deaths and hospitalizations in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, Health and Wellness, Recently Posted

Autism increases likelihood of arrest in youth

July 23, 2022 by Jad Salem

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A newly released study finds autistic youth interactions with the criminal justice system and police encounters are becoming more common and can be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, Recently Posted, YOUTH OFFENDERS Tagged With: Health and Wellness

Death rate among prisoners on the rise

September 23, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

Chart of the top seven causes of death in 2016, where 334 inmate died in CA. 325 men and nine women

Prisons are becoming more dangerous as the number of inmates dying in custody is on the rise, a recent report by the Prison Policy Initiative … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Health and Wellness, HEALTHCARE Tagged With: Health and Wellness, healthcare, PPI

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