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Incarceration as a catalyst for worsening health

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ID5772606
AuthorsLauren Brinkley‐rubinstein (0000-0002-2191-6240, Vanderbilt University, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume1
Issue1
Publication date2013-10-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth & Justice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2194-7899 • E-ISSN: 2194-7899
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/2194-7899-1-3
OpenAlexW2131054197
LanguageEN
Citations received73
References cited104

The primary aim of this paper is to explicate the mechanisms through which incarceration affects health. Guided by theories that emphasize the compounding nature of inequality and with a focus on those that are disproportionately impacted by the drastic increase of incarceration over the last three decades, an exploration of these mechanisms is undertaken. This investigation provides a better understanding of the issues that are faced by incarcerated individuals in the incarceration environment, after release, and via macro-level policy. Finally, a hypothetical heuristic framework is presented that illustrates the ways in which incarceration affects individual, family and community level health. Implications for policy intervention programs and future research that serve to address diminished health among incarcerated populations are discussed

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