Jail time increases a person's risk of death, study reveals
Jail time has a huge effect on both an individual's and a community's long-term health, even after their release, a new study says.
Jun 5, 2025
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Social Sciences: News and Research on Incarceration
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Study examines impact of incarceration on youth health
Researcher Samantha Boch has studied the impact of incarceration on child and family health for more than a decade. Her latest research examines the health records and health use of youth with probable personal or familial ...
Jul 19, 2024
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Mass incarceration may worsen gun violence in Black communities, study finds
Firearm-related injury remains a significant burden in the U.S. with more than 45,000 people dying from these injuries in 2020. Suicides continue to account for the majority of all gun deaths. The number of homicides due ...
Jun 5, 2024
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Early intervention could help keep young women out of jail, shows study
Adolescence is the prime time to help young women who've had repeated run-ins with the U.S. juvenile justice system find a different path, new University of Oregon research finds.
Apr 19, 2024
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Trauma, severe stress in childhood linked to criminal legal involvement in next generation
A study led by UCLA researchers found that the children of parents who experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)– such as abuse, neglect, violence in the home, or loss of a parent—are at increased risk of arrests and ...
Oct 25, 2023
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Parental incarceration increases cardiovascular risk in young adults, study suggests
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of racial disparities in mortality between Black and white people in the United States. New research from the University of Chicago Medicine suggests that parental incarceration ...
Aug 30, 2023
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Study finds little federal funding for incarceration-related research
Research from the University of Cincinnati finds a lack of federal funding for incarceration-related research. The study looked at data from the Department of Justice, National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Incarceration associated with higher cancer mortality, study shows
New research from Yale Cancer Center reveals a higher risk of cancer mortality in incarcerated adults, as well as among those diagnosed with cancer in the first year after release from prison.
Sep 16, 2022
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