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How the Affordable Care Act can keep people out of prison

  • Written by Erkmen G. Aslim, Assistant Professor of Economics, Grand Valley State University
How the Affordable Care Act can keep people out of prisonPrison inmates hold a meeting on addiction in May 2016 at the York Community Reintegration Center in Niantic, Connecticut. John Moore/Getty Images, CC BY-SA

Many former inmates struggle with mental health and substance use disorders. Appropriate treatment for these illnesses can be what stands between successfully reintegrating into society and...

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