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ArticleDrug and alcohol review2026

Health, Social and Recidivism Outcomes Among People Who Have Been Incarcerated in New South Wales, Australia: Study Protocol and Cohort Profile for the Prison Outcomes STudy (POST).

Louisa Degenhardt, Michael Farrell, Michael Doyle, Jack Stone, Chrianna Bharat, Matt Hickman, Marianne Martinello, Don Weatherburn, Kimberlie Dean, Joe Coyte and 10 more

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Louisa DegenhardtNational Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Michael FarrellNational Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Michael DoyleThe University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Jack StonePopulation Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Chrianna BharatNational Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Matt HickmanNational Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Marianne MartinelloKirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9444-0186
Don WeatherburnNational Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1759-8232
Kimberlie DeanSchool of Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3510-5892
Joe CoyteThe Glen Centre, Chittaway Point, Australia.
Christel MacdonaldNational Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0600-9252
Mary Ellen HarrodNSW Users and AIDS Association, Sydney, Australia.
Luke GrantCorrective Services, Sydney, Australia.
Gloria LarmanWomen's Justice Network, Sydney, Australia.
Peter VickermanPopulation Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Colette McGrathJustice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network, Sydney, Australia.
Peter ThompsonJustice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network, Sydney, Australia.
Alison ChurchillCommunity Restorative Centre, Sydney, Australia.
Greg DoreKirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4741-2622
Thomas SantoNational Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1218-3946

Funding

TRANSFORM - Transforming the evidence base on estimating prevalence of opioid use disorder and expanded access to interventions to prevent drug related deaths: an international data linkage studyR01DA059822 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES · PI Joshua Adam Barocas, Louisa Degenhardt · 2024 to 2026
$2.3M
National Health and Medical Research Council 2016825National Health and Medical Research Council 2041832NIH HHS R01 DA059822NIH HHS R01 DA144740Wellcome Trust 220866/Z/20/ZWellcome Trust 226619/Z/22/Z
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Abstract

introductionWe have been funded to examine post-incarceration health and social outcomes for all people incarcerated in New South Wales, Australia, 2000-2022; assess treatment and services for drug dependence and serious mental illness; and project the impact of expanding intervention coverage. We will use a linked cohort, the Prison Outcomes STudy (POST), which we also describe.

methodsThe POST cohort was established using linked administrative data for all adults (≥ 18 years) admitted to full-time custody in New South Wales, 2000-2022. Custody records were probabilistically linked to 18 health, justice and mortality datasets. We report baseline sociodemographic and custody characteristics and the frequency of key post-release events.

results200,486 adults, 15% women (n = 30,698), were incarcerated, with 2,282,367 person-years of follow-up and 11% (257,545 person-years) of follow-up spent in custody. First Nations people comprised 27% of the cohort. Half (48%) of the cohort (n = 95,563) had at least one contact with community mental health services, and 27% (n = 54,100) had received alcohol and other drug treatment. POST will provide population-wide evidence on health and social outcomes after custody, including the effects of treatment for drug dependence and serious mental illness. We will compare across subgroups and the outcomes of post-release service engagement. Mathematical modelling will test the impact of expanding access to care in prison and post-release on outcomes in the community. DISCUSSION AND

conclusionsPOST will inform policy and service responses across justice, health and community settings to reduce harms among people who experience incarceration.

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PrisonersRecidivismSubstance-Related DisordersAdultCohort StudiesFemaleHealth Services for PrisonersHealth StatusHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedNew South WalesPrisonsYoung Adultbuprenorphineincarcerationmental disordersmethadonemethamphetamineopioid dependenceopioidsprisontreatment

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PMCPMC13283772

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