Decriminalization as a Public Health Issue

rePROs Fight Back · Apr 9, 2019 · 55m

Criminalization drives stigma, harms public health, and violates human rights. The imposition of criminal penalties exist across the U.S. and around the world, and it creates barriers to adequate and comprehensive health care for many populations. Beirne Roose-Snyder from the Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) and Preston Mitchum from Advocates for Youth sit down with us to discuss how criminalization negatively impacts access to multiple types of care for the most vulnerable in our society. For more information check out Babes in Bookland: https://womensmemoirpodcast.com/Support…