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Public health implications of substandard correctional health care

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  • Restum, Z.G.

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US citizens face a growing threat of contracting communicable diseases owing to the high recidivism rate in state and federal prisons, poor screening and treatment of prisoners, and inferior follow-up health care upon their release. Insufficient education about communicable diseases-for prisoners and citizens alike- and other problems, such as prejudice against prisoners, escalating costs, and an unreliable correctional health care delivery system for inmates, all contribute to a public health problem that requires careful examination and correction for the protection of everyone involved.

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  • Restum, Z.G., 2005. "Public health implications of substandard correctional health care," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 95(10), pages 1689-1691.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2004.055053_9
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.055053
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    1. Michael A Ruderman & Deirdra F Wilson & Savanna Reid, 2015. "Does Prison Crowding Predict Higher Rates of Substance Use Related Parole Violations? A Recurrent Events Multi-Level Survival Analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(10), pages 1-19, October.
    2. Christine Friestad & Rustad Ã…se-Bente & Ellen Kjelsberg, 2014. "Adverse childhood experiences among women prisoners: Relationships to suicide attempts and drug abuse," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 60(1), pages 40-46, February.
    3. Harrison, Anna J. & Jakubowski, Jessica A. & Abram, Karen M. & Teplin, Linda A. & Welty, Leah J., 2020. "Patterns of incarceration among youth after detention: A 16-year longitudinal study," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 108(C).

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