Mental Health Service Recipients and Prison Work Release: How Do the Mentally Ill Fare Compared to Other Inmates in Prison Work Release Programs?

Way, Bruce B.; Abreu, Dan; Ramirez-Romero, Doris; Aziz, David; Sawyer, Donald A.

doi:10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00472.x

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Prison Work

Dhami¹

2013

The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice

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In many jurisdictions, those sentenced to prison may be required to work while in prison. The type of work ranges from menial work, such as cleaning the institution, to private and/or public industrial work, vocational training, and work‐release programs. Assumed benefits of prison work include increasing prisoners' employment opportunities upon release and reducing recidivism. Some empirical evidence supports these assumptions, although much of the research is methodologically flawed; for example, many are characterized by sample‐selection bias. Despite potential benefits, prison work has been criticized for exploiting prisoners, not always being a productive use of inmates' time, and lacking rehabilitative value.

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Prison Work

Dhami¹

2013

The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice

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Medical and psychiatric problems among men and women in a community corrections residential setting

Gunter

Philibert

Hollenbeck³

2009

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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Though the medical and mental health morbidity of incarcerated offenders has been discussed in a number of recent reports, very few data have been published concerning medical and mental health problems facing those on community corrections supervision. In this study of community corrections offenders utilizing residential facilities, we found that frequencies of substance use disorders, other mental health disorders, and medical problems exceeded frequencies found in the community and, in some cases, were higher than frequencies found in incarcerated individuals. Of particular concern were the high frequencies of substance use disorders, traumatic brain injury, anxiety states, suicidal ideation, and prior self-harm. While the level of self-reported medical and mental health service utilization was higher than expected, it appeared low relative to the disease burden reported by this special population. We conclude that concurrent evaluation and treatment of medical and psychiatric problems during the process of community supervision is indicated in this population.

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