Association of Restrictive Housing During Incarceration With Mortality After Release

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Risk of death after incarceration is high.1,2 A study in Washington found that, in the first 2 weeks after release, the risk of death among those who had been recently incarcerated was 12.7-fold that of their nonincarcerated counterparts. Similarly, a recent North Carolina study found that, 1 year after release from prison, people who were recently incarcerated were 40 times as likely to die of an opioid overdose as their nonincarcerated peers.3 Social and economic instability attributable to poor access to housing, employment, and health care likely contribute to increased risk of death during community reentry.4,5 However, while the associations of incarceration with instability and mortality after release have been drawn, little is known about how the conditions of confinement during incarceration may be associated with mortality risk.

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