ArticleAmerican journal of public health2014
The case for improving the health of ex-prisoners.
Article in American journal of public health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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57 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mental and physical health morbidity among people in prisons: an umbrella review.The Lancet. Public health · 2024Pooled it
- Sex differences in suicide, suicidal ideation, and self-harm after release from incarceration: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of interventions to improve the health of persons during imprisonment and in the year after release.American journal of public health · 2015Pooled it
- Low-intensity case management increases contact with primary care in recently released prisoners: a single-blinded, multisite, randomised controlled trial.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2016Trial
- Adverse health outcomes in violent crime convicted persons: risk factors for somatic inpatient healthcare utilization.BMC public health · 2026Article
- The health status of incarcerated people in Canada: a narrative review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Australia's research investment in the health of justice-involved populations.Australian health review : a publication of the Australian Hospital Association · 2025Article
- Family social support during incarceration: implications for health upon release.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- "Equipping and enabling" health literacy during a "time of change": understanding health literacy and organisational health literacy responsiveness for people leaving prison in later life.Health & justice · 2025Article
- Health and incarceration research in Australia: a scoping review.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Review
- Access to services for mental ill-health and substance use among people released from prison in Scotland (RELEASE): Retrospective observational cohort study protocol.International journal of population data science · 2025Article
- Determinants of access to primary healthcare for formerly incarcerated women transitioning into the community: a systematic review of the literature.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Multi-sector stakeholder consensus on tackling the complex health and social needs of the growing population of people leaving prison in older age.Health & justice · 2024Article
- Mortality in women with a history of incarceration in Norway: a 20-year national cohort study.International journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- Learnings from a prison-based drug treatment program on planning for release: A qualitative study.Drug and alcohol review · 2024Article
- Make or break: Succeeding in transition from incarceration.PloS one · 2024Article
- Effects of the Connections program on return-to-custody, mortality and treatment uptake among people with a history of opioid use: Retrospective cohort study in an Australian prison system.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2024Article
- Cancer equity for those impacted by mass incarceration.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2023Article
- Estimated Use of Prescription Medications Among Individuals Incarcerated in Jails and State Prisons in the US.JAMA health forum · 2023Article
- Peer-Facilitated Tobacco Cessation in a Prison Setting: A Proof of Concept Study.Tobacco use insights · 2023Article
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Abstract
The global prison population exceeds 10 million and continues to grow; more than 30 million people are released from custody annually. These individuals are disproportionately poor, disenfranchised, and chronically ill. There are compelling, evidence-based arguments for improving health outcomes for ex-prisoners on human rights, public health, criminal justice, and economic grounds. These arguments stand in stark contrast to current policy and practice in most settings. There is also a dearth of evidence to guide clinicians and policymakers on how best to care for this large and growing population during and after their transition from custody to community. Well-designed longitudinal studies, clinical trials, and burden of disease studies are pivotal to closing this evidence gap.
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