ReviewAnnual review of public health2012
Public health and the epidemic of incarceration.
Review in Annual review of public health, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 170 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
170 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Custodial Dental Care in Federal Courts: A Systematic Review of Appellate Decisions and Implications for Public Health.Journal of public health dentistry · 2026Pooled it
- The impact of supported accommodation on health and criminal justice outcomes of people released from prison: a systematic literature review.Harm reduction journal · 2023Pooled it
- Epidemiology of injecting drug use, prevalence of injecting-related harm, and exposure to behavioural and environmental risks among people who inject drugs: a systematic review.The Lancet. Global health · 2023Pooled it
- The global and regional prevalence of hepatitis C and B co-infections among prisoners living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2021Pooled it
- Psychosocial Determinants of Health among Incarcerated Black Women: A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2016Pooled it
- Obesity, traumatic brain injury, childhood abuse, and suicide attempts in females at risk.Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation NursesPooled it
- Shelter Bans Among People Experiencing Homelessness: an Exploratory Study of Predictors in Two Large Canadian Datasets.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2022Trial
- Preliminary efficacy and mediators of interpersonal psychotherapy for reducing posttraumatic stress symptoms in an incarcerated population.Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research · 2020Trial
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- Changes in Depression and Stress after Release from a Tobacco-Free Prison in the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Trial
- Data-Driven and State-Tailored Strategies to Promote Suicide Prevention in Corrections Facilities.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026Article
- Market Care and Custody: A Health Policy Analysis of Incarceration and Long-Term Care Systems in the U.S.Journal of market access & health policy · 2026Article
- Lung Cancer in the Incarcerated Population: A Narrative Review.Current oncology reports · 2026Review
- Considerations for Collecting Public Health Data on Justice-System Involvement.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) · 2026Article
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- Specialized Mental Health Crisis Response Activities Within US Law Enforcement Agencies.Community mental health journal · 2026Article
- Application of co-design to develop and prioritise health literacy-informed action ideas for implementation across prisons in New South Wales, Australia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Determinants of When Community Behavioral Health Clinics Partner With Emergency Response Systems: The Role of Capacity in 911 Referral and Co-response Models.The Milbank quarterly · 2025Article
- Key characteristics of medical parole applications in Massachusetts in 2022-2023.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in Texas prisons from 2016 to 2023.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2025Article
110 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
An unprecedented number of Americans have been incarcerated in the past generation. In addition, arrests are concentrated in low-income, predominantly nonwhite communities where people are more likely to be medically underserved. As a result, rates of physical and mental illnesses are far higher among prison and jail inmates than among the general public. We review the health profiles of the incarcerated; health care in correctional facilities; and incarceration's repercussions for public health in the communities to which inmates return upon release. The review concludes with recommendations that public health and medical practitioners capitalize on the public health opportunities provided by correctional settings to reach medically underserved communities, while simultaneously advocating for fundamental system change to reduce unnecessary incarceration.
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