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  • The Implications of the Affordable Care Act on People Involved with the Criminal Justice System

    “This brief provides an overview of the implications of the ACA [Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act] for adults involved with the criminal
  • Turning off the Spigot: How Sentencing Safety Valves Can Help States Protect Public Safety and Save Money

    “This report examines several states’ ‘‘safety valve’’ statutes - legislation that allows judges to bypass a mandatory sentence under certain circu
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Justice-Involved Populations

    The answers to the eleven most asked questions about providing health care in a correctional setting as directed by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) a
  • Environmental Scan 2013

    “Beginning in the late 1990’s, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) Information Center began scanning social, economic and corrections issue
  • Mapping the Criminal Justice System to Connect Justice-Involved Individuals with Treatment and Health Care under the Affordable Care Act

    "By working together to build a visual portrait of how individuals progress through the criminal justice system, health and justice stakeholders ga
  • Justice-Involved Health Information: Policy and Practice Advances in Connecticut

    "Sharing health information across correctional boundaries presents many challenges.
  • Health Reform and Public Safety: New Opportunities, Better Outcomes [Internet Broadcast]

    Research shows that there are a disproportionate number of justice involved individuals suffering from chronic illness and/ or mental health and su
  • The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Pretrial System: A "Front Door" to Health and Safety

    "The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides an historic opportunity for millions of low-income individuals to obtain insurance c
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