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The Case for Improving the Health of Ex-Prisoners

2014; American Public Health Association; Volume: 104; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2105/ajph.2014.301883

1541-0048

Stuart A. Kinner, Emily A. Wang,

Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending

The global prison population exceeds 10 million and continues to grow; more than 30 million people are released from custody annually. These individuals are disproportionately poor, disenfranchised, and chronically ill. There are compelling, evidence-based arguments for improving health outcomes for ex-prisoners on human rights, public health, criminal justice, and economic grounds. These arguments stand in stark contrast to current policy and practice in most settings. There is also a dearth of evidence to guide clinicians and policymakers on how best to care for this large and growing population during and after their transition from custody to community. Well-designed longitudinal studies, clinical trials, and burden of disease studies are pivotal to closing this evidence gap.