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From public to private care: The historical trajectory of medical services in a New York City jail

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  • Shalev, N.

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Over the past 25 years, incarceration rates in the United States have more than tripled. Providing health care services for this growing number of inmates poses immense medical and public health challenges. Focusing on the administrative and financial shifts in health care delivery, I examined the history of medical services in one of the nation's largest correctional facilities, Rikers Island in New York City. Over time, medical services at Rikers have become increasingly privatized. This trend toward privatization is mirrored nationwide and coincides with the rising prevalence of incarceration.

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  • Shalev, N., 2009. "From public to private care: The historical trajectory of medical services in a New York City jail," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 99(6), pages 988-995.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2007.123265_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.123265
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