Suicide Mortality Among Formerly Incarcerated People Compared With the General Population in North Carolina, 2000-2020.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to compare rates and characteristics of suicide mortality in formerly incarcerated people with those of the general population in North Carolina. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 266,400 people released from North Carolina state prisons between January 1, 2000, and March 1, 2020. Using direct and indirect standardization by age, sex, and calendar year, we calculated standardized suicide mortality rates and standardized mortality ratios comparing formerly incarcerated people with the North Carolina general population. We evaluated effect modification by race/ethnicity, sex, age, and firearm involvement. Formerly incarcerated people had approximately twice the overall suicide mortality of the general population for 3 years after release, with the highest rate of suicide

SUBMITTER: Fitch KV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11484614 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature