This brief compiles the existing research on LGBTQ involvement and experiences with the criminal justice system.
Incarceration is Not a Solution to Mental Illness
Report in Mass Dissent by Peter Wagner on a ‘Disability and the State’ panel discussion at The Rebellious Law Conference in 2000.
The Research is Clear: Solitary Confinement Causes Long-lasting Harm
At the International Symposium on Solitary Confinement, researchers and formerly incarcerated people made it clear that isolation causes severe and permanent damage.
The “services” offered by jails don’t make them safe places for vulnerable people
Even in the best of times, jails are not good at providing health and social services.
New data: Solitary confinement increases risk of premature death after release
Any amount of time spent in solitary confinement increases the risk of death after release from prison, including deaths by suicide, homicide, and opioid overdose.