Mortality after release from incarceration in New Zealand by gender: A national record linkage study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People who enter and leave places of incarceration experience considerable health inequities and are at increased risk of premature death compared to the general population. Causes of premature death in this population vary markedly between countries and so country-specific information is needed. Additionally, there is a lack of large population-based studies which can disaggregate mortality risk based on person and incarceration factors. This study is the first examination of mortality in the period following release from incarceration in New Zealand.

Methods

We linked deidentified administrative data on incarceration and release between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2016 with national mortality data for the same period to examine mortality after release in thos

SUBMITTER: Cunningham R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9638823 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature