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The Spiral of Risk: Health Care Provision to Incarcerated Women

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The Spiral of Risk: Health Care Provision to Incarcerated Women

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National Council on Crime and Delinquency (Oakland, CA)

Published 2006. 28 pages.

Health care delivery to women imprisoned in California is examined. Sections of this paper include: introduction; method; findings regarding process of access to health care, gaps in current service provision, continuity of health care, quality of staff, and cultural competency; recommendations and discussion about decarceration and promoting alternatives to incarceration, improving services inside correctional facilities, supporting continuity of care, and promoting cultural competency; and conclusion. Accession Number: 022224

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