Incarceration and Public Health
Our goal is to examine mass incarceration through a public health lens and infuse criminal justice issues into the fabric of public health education.
Rikers Island
According to a recent article in The New York Times, "Violence has continued largely unabated, despite extraordinary levels of outside scrutiny."
Research
Unique among schools of public health, we support an interdisciplinary network of scholars and teachers from across the school
Student Profile
Watch alumna Jasmine Graves discuss how her background led to full-time work in incarceration prevention.
Featured Project
Dean Linda P. Fried writes, "Incarceration is a public health concern that warrants a public health response."
Events
Learn more about lectures and seminars that bring together a diverse group of scholars, clinicians, criminal justice officials, and policy advocates.
Learn more
Find out how the Mailman School is leading the work on incarceration prevention.