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  • More people live behind bars in the United States than in any other country.
In the first known study of its kind, University of Michigan researchers found that people with a family member or friend in prison or jail suffer worse physical and mental health and more stress and depressive symptoms than those without a loved one behind bars.

The study results could help explain health disparities between minorities and whites.

    Research: Prison punishes more people than just the inmates

    More people live behind bars in the United States than in any other country. In the first known study of its kind, University of Michigan researchers found that people with a family member or friend in prison or jail suffer worse physical and mental health and more stress and depressive symptoms than those without a loved one behind bars. The study results could help explain health disparities between minorities and whites.

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