The expansion of the penal system has been one of the most dramatic trends in
contemporary American society. A wealth of research has examined the impact of …

OBJECTIVE: To synthesize epidemiological evidence for the association between ACEs and
justice system contact. DATA SOURCES: We searched 5 databases for studies conducted …

After decades of stability from the 1920s to the early 1970s, the rate of incarceration in the
United States more than quadrupled in the past four decades. The Committee on the …

Background Fifty years after the first Surgeon General's report, tobacco use remains the
nation's leading preventable cause of death and disease, despite declines in adult cigarette …

This article advances the concept of racialized legal status (RLS) as an overlooked
dimension of social stratification with implications for racial/ethnic health disparities. We …

While a great deal of research captures the lived experiences of Black men as they navigate
through the criminal legal system and onto reentry, very little research is grounded in how …

Incarceration is definitively linked to poor health, and upon release from prison, many
individuals experience difficulty in maintaining good health. Given the complexity of the …

The COVID-19 pandemic infiltrated the United States in early 2020, with correctional
facilities becoming hot spots for the novel coronavirus shortly thereafter. Using data …

Sociologists are using intersectional lenses to examine an increasingly wider range of
processes and identities, yet the intersection of race and disability remains a particularly …

An unprecedented number of Americans have been incarcerated in the past generation. In
addition, arrests are concentrated in low-income, predominantly nonwhite communities …