decarceration
nounUK /diːˌkɑː.səˈɹeɪʃən/ · US /diːˌkɑɹ.səˈɹeɪʃən/
Etymology Modeled on incarceration, replacing the prefix with de-.
1
A policy of reducing the amount of imprisoned people in a given population.
- Whereas rates of COVID-19 vary nationwide, our results add to a growing body of literature emphasizing high COVID-19 rates in carceral settings and the importance of testing and decarceration.2020 August 21, Jiménez, M. C. et al., “Epidemiology of COVID-19 among incarcerated individuals and staff in Massachusetts jails and prisons”, in JAMA, →DOI:
- Related terms
- decarcerate, incarceration