The Impact Of Mass Incarceration: Licking County's Case Study

Webour study is the ﬁrst to examinethe impact of a county’s legacy of slavery on incarceration sentencing outcomes.

Webevaluating the health impacts of incarceration on families and communities prompts the question of whether mass incarceration is actually improving the public’s.

Webthe removal through incarceration of a large segment of earners reinforces existing income and wealth disparities.

Webcurrently and formerly incarcerated persons, cbos, and public health organizations seized the moment to redouble their advocacy to end, or at least radically.

Webthis case study explores how centering the leadership of those directly impacted by incarceration is central to meaningfully changing the narrative of mass incarceration.

Patterns of incarceration and felony convictions have.

Webthe findings of this study support a plausible case that mass incarceration has added to the damaging effects of economic decline in increasing drug use and mortality.