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Brie Williams and Cyrus Ahalt Publish “Protecting Decarcerated Populations In The Era of COVID-19: Priorities For Emergency Discharge Planning”

Brie Williams, MD, MS and Cyrus Ahalt, MPP along with colleagues Benjamin Howell, Haiyan Ramirez Batlle, Shira Shavit, Emily Wang and Nickolas Zaller recently published a post on HealthAffairs Blog entitled “Protecting Decarcerated Populations In The Era of COVID-19: Priorities For Emergency Discharge Planning”.  The blog post outlines recommendations and provides guidance to correctional systems across the country as they evaluate the risk of COVID-19 infection in correctional populations.