Early release from prison in time of COVID-19: Determinants of unfavourable decisions towards Black prisoners.

On the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the overcrowding in prisons led to efforts to decarcerate in order to prevent and control outbreaks in prisons. This study analyses how public support for such exceptional measures are determined by cognitive and ideological factors known to create and maintain...

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Main Authors: Mariana P Miranda, Rui Costa-Lopes, Gonçalo Freitas, Catarina L Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252319