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Nicholas Freudenberg, DrPH

Nicholas Freudenberg is with the Program in Urban Public Health, Hunter College, City University of New York.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Nicholas Freudenberg, DrPH, Box 609, Hunter College, 425 East 25th St, New York, NY 10010 (e-mail: nfreuden{at}hunter.cuny.edu).

In the past few decades, US policies have led to an unprecedented increase in the number of people behind bars. While more men than women are incarcerated, the rate of increase for women has been higher.

Evidence of the negative impact of incarceration on the health of women of color suggests strategies to reduce these adverse effects. Correctional policies contribute to disparities in health between White women and women of color, providing a public health rationale for policy change.

Specific roles for health professionals include becoming involved in alliances addressing alternatives to incarceration, creating programs that address the needs of women in correctional facilities, and identifying the pathways by which correctional policies damage health.

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