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Coming home from jail: The social and health consequences of community reentry for women, male adolescents, and their families and communities

Freudenberg, Nicholas, Daniels, Jessie, Crum, Martha, Perkins, Tiffany, Richie, Beth E.·2008·American Journal of Public Health

Abstract

Each year, more than 10 million people enter US jails, most returning home within a few weeks. Because jails concentrate people with infectious and chronic diseases, substance abuse, and mental health problems, and reentry policies often exacerbate these problems, the experiences of people leaving jail may contribute to health inequities in the low-income communities to which they return. Our study of the experiences in the year after release of 491 adolescent males and 476 adult women returning home from New York City jails shows that both populations have low employment rates and incomes and high rearrest rates. Few received services in jail. However, overall drug use and illegal activity declined significantly in the year after release. Postrelease employment and health insurance were associated with lower rearrest rates and drug use. Public policies on employment, drug treatment, housing, and health care often blocked successful reentry into society from jail, suggesting the need for new policies that support successful reentry into society.

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Authors
Freudenberg, N., Daniels, J., Crum, M., Perkins, T., & Richie, B. E.
Affiliations
The Graduate Center, CUNY (US)
Venue
American Journal of Public Health
Published
2008-09
Volume
98
Issue
Supplement_1
Pages
S191-S202
ISSN
  • 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1541-0048
OpenAlex
W4237684395
Cited by
90
References
24
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 5
FWCI
4.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
  • Open Society Institute
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
Keywords
post-release outcomes, adolescent boys, rearrest rates, post-release employment, drug use, health insurance, health disparities, low-income communities, reentry policy, New York City jails, addiction treatment

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