US prisons hold more than 550,000 people with intellectual disabilities – they face exploitation, harsh treatment

By Jennifer Sarrett, Lecturer, Center for Study of Human Health, Emory University

Prison life in the U.S. is tough. But when you have an intellectual, developmental or cognitive disability – as hundreds of thousands of Americans behind bars do – it can make you especially vulnerable.

In March, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the federal agency tasked with gathering data on crime and the criminal justice system, published a report that found roughly two…

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