New Research on Racial and Ethnic Inequalities in COVID-19 Mortality from Marquez
Posted: 12/11/2022 (CSDE Research)
CSDE Trainee Neal Marquez recently published an article in Health Affairs entitled “Racial And Ethnic Inequalities In COVID-19 Mortality Within Carceral Settings: An Analysis Of Texas Prisons.” The authors found evidence that COVID-19 mortality was 1.61 and 2.12 times higher for Black and Hispanic populations, respectively, when compared to White population in Texas prisons. These findings have helped inform a recently released op-ed advocating for the removal of medical co-pays in prison settings to help alleviate the COVID-19 burden faced in Texas prisons by Marquez and co-authors.