April 28, 2020 – In mid-March 2020, the first case of novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) was diagnosed at Riker’s Island, the main jail complex in New York City. Within 2 weeks, more than 200 cases were diagnosed within the facility, despite efforts to curb the spread. The situation at the Cook County jail in Chicago […]
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JAMA: Strong state firearm laws associated with lower rates of firearm homicide and suicide
March 5, 2018 – States regulate the buying and selling of firearms and track who purchases them. Strong firearm policy environments have been associated with lower rates of firearm deaths. But firearms can move across state lines and that’s a challenge to effective state policies. Who and When: State firearm death rates by county from […]