Health
Incarceration history tied to lower access to health care
An incarceration history is associated with worse access to and receipt of health care, according to a study published online Feb. 23 in JAMA Health Forum.
Mar 2, 2024
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News tagged with incarceration
Psychology & Psychiatry
Trauma exposure linked to African-Americans, criminal justice system
Frequent traumatic exposure to crime can take a toll on most people.
May 5, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Formerly incarcerated black men with family in jail or prison are more likely to be obese
Black men who have been incarcerated and have a close relative in jail or prison are three times more likely to be obese than other black men, according to new research from a sociologist at Rice University.
Apr 27, 2018
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Pediatrics
Research shows regional disparities in rates of parental incarceration among Minnesota youth
New findings from the University of Minnesota Medical School showed 17% of Minnesota youth have had a parent go to jail or prison, according to published research in Pediatrics. Children of color, those living in impoverished ...
Nov 17, 2022
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Health
How a public health program can usher police, prisons into obsolescence
What is an alternative to police and prisons that builds safety and prevents violence in the U.S.?
Feb 9, 2023
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Addiction
COVID-19 pandemic and prison compounded risk of overdose deaths by up to 50%, study finds
People in Ontario who had recently been incarcerated were at far greater risk of opioid toxicity death during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study from a Simon Fraser University researcher.
Oct 26, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Incarceration has no effect on nonresident fathers' parenting
A prison sentence may not always have negative consequences for children of the incarcerated, says University of California, Irvine sociologist Kristin Turney. In a new study, she finds that when an uninvolved dad spends ...
Dec 11, 2013
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Cardiology
Research lacking when it comes to heart disease in prison populations
The incarcerated population—both those currently in prison and those who have been released—are more susceptible to heart disease than the rest of the country's population. And what we know about the factors that play ...
Jul 25, 2017
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Pediatrics
Incarceration of parent is associated with worse access to health care for millions of US children, new study shows
According to a new study, children exposed to parental incarceration had worse access to primary care and more unmet dental and mental health care needs than their peers, even after accounting for income, insurance status, ...
Nov 15, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Study examines incarceration among women at risk for HIV
Nearly half (46.7%) of women in the U.S. at risk for HIV have been incarcerated, according to a new study. The study is published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Women's Health. Click here to read the article now.
Feb 26, 2021
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