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March 15, 2012 | Journal Article
Former inmates face many challenges in the post-release period as drug use and the risk of overdose is highly prevalent due to lack of social support, exposure to drugs in their environment, financial trouble, and difficulty integrating back into the community.
November 14, 2011 | Story
Programs provide health care to recently released inmates in the Bay area and uninsured patients in Albuquerque.
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Women in jail are more likely to suffer from medical, psychiatric and drug dependence than incarcerated men, although men suffer more alcohol dependence, according to a survey of U.S. inmates.
February 3, 2010 | Journal Article
This article examines the relationship between a history of incarceration and access to medical care. Inmates have a higher burden of chronic disease than the general public and face disruptions in health care both during and after incarceration. Little is known about ex-offenders' use of medical care following incarceration.
August 26, 2010 | Story
Continuity and access issues in prison health care increase lifelong health risks for people who pass through the system.
August 23, 2010 | Story
San Francisco physician receives 2010 RWJF Community Health Leader Award for work with ex-offenders and their families.
April 13, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the relationship between incarceration and cardiovascular disease among young adults. Previous incarceration is linked to hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy in young adults.
January 11, 2007 | Journal Article
A High Risk of Death for Former Inmates
June 1, 2012 | Story
Program that rescues women from substance abuse, incarceration and poverty begins again.
March 26, 2012 | Story
RWJF scholar studies ways to help former inmates survive the difficult—and often deadly—transition to freedom.