Researching Seriously At-Risk Populations: Health Interventions in Criminal Justice Settings

Discusses health interventions for the seriously at-risk population of those under criminal justice supervision in the US. Most inmates return to urban, low-income communities without preventive health information, appropriate medical services, or needed support. It is argued that criminal justice organizations have the opportunity to collaborate with community-based agencies to offer a wide range of cost-effective health interventions. The release of inmates with infectious diseases without arrangements for primary care increases human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome & other epidemics among urban people of color & low socioeconomic status. The need for timely discharge planning & linkages with community groups to provide care, education, & support services is discussed. 98 References. Adapted from the source document.