Recent scholarship has affirmed the importance of overall health and wellbeing for people
exposed to incarceration. Specifically, researchers have begun to ascertain how physical …

Background Justice-involved populations report a higher than average number of pre-
incarceration stressful life events. However, few studies have described stressful life events …

When individuals reenter their communities after incarceration, they frequently have
difficulties in meeting their basic needs. Social support can help buffer some of the …

Research has shown that high-quality relationships between individuals on probation/parole
and their supervising officers can reduce recidivism and increase compliance. Although this …

Having access to a person who encourages prosocial behavior and discourages antisocial
behavior for justice-involved individuals is a key factor in the reentry process. The gender …

Social work in prisons is linked to specific tasks regarding the care for the people who are
incarcerated. A multi-country qualitative study was set up to explore drug users' and …

Correctional centres tend to negatively impact the mental health of incarcerated offenders,
especially those unable to cope with or adjust to the correctional environment. Studies show …

More than half of Australia's prison population have experienced prior incarceration. Factors
such as homelessness, mental illness, and poverty compound the challenges of reentry …

Background The effects of incarceration on future substance use is well documented in the
extant literature. Nevertheless, scholars have yet to examine the within-individual …

Introduction: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic led to social isolation and
global lockdown, resulting in loneliness and lack of emotional support, which have been …