| Series |
Health equity in America
Health equity in America. ^A1420747
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| Contents |
Lynching -- Early Advocacy against Police Killings -- The Death in Custody Reporting Act -- Before Sandra Bland : Custodial Deaths in Texas -- Mortality Behind Bars : Documenting Deaths in Prisons, Jails, and Detention Centers -- Homicide : Death at the Hands of Another -- The Checkbox and Beyond. |
| Abstract |
"This work focuses on the stories of several individuals who died while in custody to illustrate the long history of policy and practice that at best provides toothless regulation (often unfunded, or without accountable parties), and at worst is officially dismissive of the human lives lost, deliberately making it harder to get to the truth. The authors also tell the stories of activists and journalists, who have often been the ones making the greatest effort to uncover the true scope of deaths in custody"-- Provided by the publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2022051247 |
| ISBN | 9781421447087 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 1421447088 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |
