Diversity of Release Patterns for Jail Detainees

Implications for Public Health Interventions

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ID11035976
AuthorsAnne C Spaulding (0000-0002-0281-0248, Anne C. Spaulding and Madhura A. Hallman are with the Department of Epidemiology and Paul S. Weiss is with the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, Atlanta GA. Anne C. Spaulding is also with the Department of Medicine and Sebastian D. Perez is with the Department of Surgery at the Emory University of School of Medicine, Atlanta, where Madhura A. Hallman is a medical student. Ryan M. Seals is with the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard...), Sebastian D Perez (Anne C. Spaulding and Madhura A. Hallman are with the Department of Epidemiology and Paul S. Weiss is with the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, Atlanta GA. Anne C. Spaulding is also with the Department of Medicine and Sebastian D. Perez is with the Department of Surgery at the Emory University of School of Medicine, Atlanta, where Madhura A. Hallman is a medical student. Ryan M. Seals is with the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard...), Ryan M Seals (Anne C. Spaulding and Madhura A. Hallman are with the Department of Epidemiology and Paul S. Weiss is with the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, Atlanta GA. Anne C. Spaulding is also with the Department of Medicine and Sebastian D. Perez is with the Department of Surgery at the Emory University of School of Medicine, Atlanta, where Madhura A. Hallman is a medical student. Ryan M. Seals is with the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard...), Ryan Seals (0000-0003-0622-9001, Emory University), Madhura A Hallman (Anne C. Spaulding and Madhura A. Hallman are with the Department of Epidemiology and Paul S. Weiss is with the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, Atlanta GA. Anne C. Spaulding is also with the Department of Medicine and Sebastian D. Perez is with the Department of Surgery at the Emory University of School of Medicine, Atlanta, where Madhura A. Hallman is a medical student. Ryan M. Seals is with the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard...), Madhura Hallman (Emory University), Ravi Kavasery (Anne C. Spaulding and Madhura A. Hallman are with the Department of Epidemiology and Paul S. Weiss is with the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, Atlanta GA. Anne C. Spaulding is also with the Department of Medicine and Sebastian D. Perez is with the Department of Surgery at the Emory University of School of Medicine, Atlanta, where Madhura A. Hallman is a medical student. Ryan M. Seals is with the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard...), Paul S Weiss (0000-0001-5527-6248, Anne C. Spaulding and Madhura A. Hallman are with the Department of Epidemiology and Paul S. Weiss is with the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, Atlanta GA. Anne C. Spaulding is also with the Department of Medicine and Sebastian D. Perez is with the Department of Surgery at the Emory University of School of Medicine, Atlanta, where Madhura A. Hallman is a medical student. Ryan M. Seals is with the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard...), Paul Weiss (0000-0003-3471-3570, Emory University)
Year2011
Volume101
IssueS1
PagesS347-S352
Publication date2011-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2010.300004
PMID22039042
PMCIDPMC3222492
OpenAlexW2128108681
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited10

Objectives. We sought to develop a detailed description of the variety of jail release patterns and to learn what factors affect the length of stay (LOS). Methods. The main data set for the study came from a biennial Bureau of Justice Statistics survey on felony defendants in large urban counties. Results. The median LOS for the felony defendants was 7 days. One quarter of the jails had a median LOS of less than 2 days; median LOS for 75% of the jails was less than 15 days. Median regression showed that male gender, previous arrests, and violent charges were predictive of longer LOS. Conclusions. The diversity in release patterns among jails has not been previously described. A public health intervention feasible in one jail may not be feasible in another because of the heterogeneity of release patterns. Individual inmate characteristics could predict a slower rate of release

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