scholarly journals Forced withdrawal from methadone maintenance therapy in criminal justice settings: A critical treatment barrier in the United States

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 502-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeannia J. Fu ◽  
Nickolas D. Zaller ◽  
Michael A. Yokell ◽  
Alexander R. Bazazi ◽  
Josiah D. Rich
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Maintenance Therapy ◽  
Methadone Maintenance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Methadone Maintenance Therapy ◽  
Treatment Barrier

scholarly journals Mercy towards decarceration: Examining the legal constraints on early release from prison

Incarceration ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 263266632097780
Author(s):  
Alexandra Cox ◽  
Dwayne Betts
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Family Members ◽  
The United States ◽  
Early Release ◽  
The Us ◽  
Legal Constraints ◽  
Release From Prison

There are close to seven million people under correctional supervision in the United States, both in prison and in the community. The US criminal justice system is widely regarded as an inherently unmerciful institution by scholars and policymakers but also by people who have spent time in prison and their family members; it is deeply punitive, racist, expansive and damaging in its reach. In this article, we probe the meanings of mercy for the institution of parole.

Shame and blame: Secondary stigma among families of convicted sex offenders

2021 ◽  
pp. 174889582110173
Author(s):  
Douglas Evans ◽  
Adam Trahan ◽  
Kaleigh Laird
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Family Members ◽  
The United States ◽  
Formerly Incarcerated ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Sex Offender Registry

The detriment of incarceration experienced by the formerly incarcerated has been increasingly explored in the literature on reentry. A tangential but equally concerning issue that has recently received more research attention is the effect on family members of the incarcerated. The stigma of a criminal conviction is most apparent among families of convicted sex offenders, who experience consequences parallel to those of their convicted relative. Drawing from interviews with 30 individuals with a family member incarcerated for a sex offence in the United States, this study explores manifestations of stigma due to familial association. The findings suggest that families face negative treatment from social networks and criminal justice officials, engage in self-blame and that the media’s control over the narrative exacerbates family members’ experiences. Given the pervasiveness of criminal justice system contact, the rapid growth of the sex offender registry in the United States, and the millions of family members peripherally affected by one or both, justice system reforms are needed to ensure that family members are shielded from the harms of incarceration and registration.

Methadone maintenance therapy

1990 ◽  
Vol 152 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-107
Author(s):  
Aidan Foy ◽  
Allan White ◽  
Vince Drinkwater
Keyword(s):  
Maintenance Therapy ◽  
Methadone Maintenance ◽  
Methadone Maintenance Therapy
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