Formerly incarcerated military veterans—comprising approximately 8% of the prison
population—experience significant barriers to reentry including homelessness, mental …

Objectives. In this population-based cohort study, we assessed baseline risk factors for
homelessness, including the role of service in the Iraq or Afghanistan conflicts, among a …

Despite that prisons in the United States (and other high-income countries) have witnessed
an increase in the proportion of older inmates, and that prison populations exhibit high rates …

Significant mental health symptoms are reported in troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan
(OEF/OIF). Symptomatic troops are more likely to be discharged and become eligible for …

Abstract The United States has been characterized by an era of mass incarceration since the
1970's. With decades of research now in place, it is clear that in addition to the financial …

Background Mental illness and substance abuse have been increasingly linked to criminal
justice system involvement, but this relationship has mostly been by survey of prison …

We use data from the Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities 2004 to
examine the relationship between prior military service and misbehavior for a nationally …

Objective: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is positively associated with involvement in
the criminal justice system among veterans. Research that examines whether this …

Returning military troops have garnered attention, but there is little focus on veterans in the
correctional setting. Approximately 11% of US inmates are veterans, and there are striking …

Although risk factors for recidivism were extensively studied, re-incarcerations still account
for a disproportionate amount of overall service use and cost. Therefore, the main objectives …