Decarceration

//diːˌkɑɹ.səˈɹeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A policy of reducing the amount of imprisoned people in a given population. countable, uncountable

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

Modeled on incarceration, replacing the prefix with de-.

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