Low-income and minority communities are disproportionately affected by incarceration,
which exacerbates health disparities. Through enhanced primary care, the Transitions Clinic …

Background The United States has the world's highest rate of incarceration (937 per
100,000 adults). As of 2011, seven million Americans were under correctional supervision …

Objectives. Individuals released from prison have high rates of chronic conditions but
minimal engagement in primary care. We compared 2 interventions designed to improve …

Most California prisoners experience discontinuity of health care upon return to the
community. In January 2006, physicians working with community organizations and …

Background Health systems can be integral to addressing population health, including
persons with incarceration exposure. Few studies have comprehensively integrated state …

Chronic health conditions are overrepresented among prisoners who often face barriers to
medical care following release. Transitions clinics seek to provide timely access to medical …

Background Little is known about access to primary care either prior to or following
incarceration in Canada. International data demonstrate that the health of people in prisons …

Despite the disproportionate prevalence of incarceration in communities of color, few studies
have examined its contribution to health disparities. We examined whether a lifetime history …

Provisions of the Affordable Care Act offer new opportunities to apply a public health and
medical perspective to the complex relationship between involvement in the criminal justice …

We aimed to explore continuity of health care and health barriers, facilitators, and
opportunities for people at the time of release from a provincial correctional facility in …