U.S. Department of Justice

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  • 022922

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  • Published 2008.
  • 68 pages.

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Health and Prisoner Reentry: How Physical, Mental, and Substance Abuse Conditions Shape this Process of Reintegration

Publication year: 2008 | Cataloged on: Mar. 13, 2008
ANNOTATION: The degree to which physical health, mental illness, and substance abuse impact prisoners' reentry is examined. Six chapters follow an executive summary: introduction; prisoner reentry -- an overview; physical health and reentry; mental health and reentry; substance abuse and reentry; and discussion and policy implications. Most of the returning prisoners have chronic health problems -- 90% female and 80% men. The likelihood of reincarceration is higher for those returning prisoners having bad health, be it physical, mental, or substance abuse.
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