Barriers and facilitators to health during prison reentry to Miami, FL.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People face numerous barriers to reentry and community integration following incarceration, and these obstacles manifest themselves as barriers to economic stability, housing security, healthcare, community acceptance, and educational attainment, ultimately leading to poor health. This study aims to understand healthcare needs of reentrants post release within the unique political and service context of Miami Dade County, FL, and seeks to uncover the structural facilitators and barriers to sustaining health during reentry.

Methods

We report on a subset of data from a larger reentry asset mapping project. We conducted a qualitative thematic analysis based on 12 semi-structured interviews with community stakeholders, including reentrants who were released in the pas

SUBMITTER: Mohammad S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10615260 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature