American Corrections System Response To COVID-19: An Examination Of The Procedures And Policies Used In Spring 2020

ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Cathy Marcum, Associate Professor and Curriculum Coordinator (Creator)
Institution
Appalachian State University (ASU )
Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/

Abstract: This article will explore the federal and state correction system responses to COVID-19 as of early May 2020. Current statistics of infection rates and policy responses will be discussed. In addition, adjustments to inmate activities and staff will be reviewed, as well as responses by community corrections agencies.

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Publication
Marcum CD. American Corrections System Response to COVID-19: an Examination of the Procedures and Policies Used in Spring 2020. American Journal of Criminal Justice: The Journal of the Southern Criminal Justice Association. 2020;45(4):759-768. doi:10.1007/s12103-020-09535-3. Publisher version of record available at: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12103-020-09535-3
Language: English
Date: 2020
Keywords
COVID-19, Corrections, Community corrections, Inmate

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