The physiological effects of imprisonment are well-documented and include a heightened
risk for various forms of mortality post-release. The incarceration-mortality nexus does not …

Former prisoners have a higher than expected risk of death following release from
incarceration. However, little is known about the specific risk factors for post-release …

Purpose Health and mortality of people released from incarceration have received
increased attention, and yet little is known about the postrelease experiences of those …

Previous studies report that individuals who have been imprisoned have higher mortality
rates than their demographic counterparts in the general population, particularly non …

Background The US population of former prison inmates is large and growing. The period
immediately after release may be challenging for former inmates and may involve …

While most prisoners serve their time and are released without incident, approximately
3,000 state prisoners (less than 1%) die annually. The mortality rate of state prisoners (259 …

Objectives. We systematically reviewed studies of mortality following release from prison
and examined possible demographic and methodological factors associated with variation …

BACKGROUND Most research on the imprisonment-mortality relationship has focused
exclusively on non-Hispanic black males and non-Hispanic white males at the national level …

Although much research considers the relationship between imprisonment and mortality,
little existing research has tested whether the short-term mortality advantage enjoyed by …

The dramatic expansion of the US penal system during the past 4 decades has led to an
increase in adverse health conditions that affect an unprecedented number of individuals …