Mortality over 12 years of follow-up in people admitted to provincial custody in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to define rates and causes of death in custody and after release in people admitted to provincial custody in Ontario, and to compare these data with data for the general population.

Methods

We linked data on adults admitted to provincial custody in Ontario in 2000 with data on deaths between 2000 and 2012. We examined rates and causes of death by age, sex, custodial status and period after release, and compared them with data for the general population, using indirect adjustment for age.

Results

Between 2000 and 2012, 8.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] 8.3%-8.8%) of those incarcerated died in provincial custody or after release. The crude death rate was 7.1 (95% CI 6.9-7.3) per 1000 person-years. The standardized mortality ratio for those incarcera

SUBMITTER: Kouyoumdjian FG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4933645 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature