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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Binswanger, Ingrid A
• Stern, Marc F
• Deyo, Richard A
• Heagerty, Patrick J
• Cheadle, Allen
• Elmore, Joann G
• Koepsell, Thomas D

Titel

Release from Prison — A High Risk of Death for Former Inmates

Ist Teil von

• The New England journal of medicine, 2007-01, Vol.356 (2), p.157-165

Ort / Verlag

Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society

Erscheinungsjahr

2007

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Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This study showed that inmates released from prison in Washington State between 1999 and 2003 were at high risk for death, especially during the first 2 weeks after release. Most of the deaths among the recently released inmates were due to drug overdose. Inmates were 129 times more likely to die from drug overdose during the first 2 weeks after release than were other residents of Washington State. This study showed that inmates released from prison were at high risk for death, especially during the first 2 weeks after release. Inmates were 129 times more likely to die from drug overdose during the first 2 weeks after release than were other residents of Washington State. At the end of 2004, more than 3% of adults in the United States were in jail, in prison, or on probation or parole. 1 At the end of 2001, there were approximately 5.6 million adults who had ever been incarcerated in a state or federal prison, 2 not including stays in local jails. Prisoners' reentry — their return to the community from prison — can be stressful as former inmates try to obtain housing, reintegrate into their families and communities, find employment, 3 , 4 and gain access to health care. Studies outside the United States have suggested a high mortality rate after . . .