COVID-19, Incarceration, and Reentry

This report presents data on the pandemic-related experiences of incarcerated individuals and individuals recently released from incarceration. Study participants report how they learned about the pandemic while incarcerated and identified the strategies both the facilities they were incarcerated in and they themselves as individuals took to prevent infection. They described stress, anxiety, fear, and worry as they reflected on their incarceration during the pandemic. Some participants were frustrated by a lack of timely, direct communication from the facility about the pandemic and were concerned that they were unable to physically distance from others in the prison. Participants also described the challenges they faced with reentry related to the pandemic.

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