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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220080703321

Titolo

Understanding the public health implications of prisoner reentry in California [[electronic resource] ] : state-of-the-state report / / Lois M. Davis ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND, 2011

ISBN

1-280-12688-4

9786613530745

0-8330-5916-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DavisLois M

Disciplina

365/.6087409794

Soggetti

Criminals - Rehabilitation - California

Medically uninsured persons - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; S.1. Preparing to Meet the Health Care and Rehabilitative Needs of California's Reentry Population: Summary of Recommendations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Background; Health Care Needs of Returning Prisoners Are High; The Size and Composition of California's Prison Population Are Changing; Recent Policy Changes Will Influence How California Approaches Meeting the Health Care Needs of the Reentry Population; Study Objective and Scope; Study Limitations; Organization of This Report

Chapter Two: What Do We Know About Prisoners' Health Care Needs and the Capacity of the Safety Net to Meet the Needs of the Reentry Population?Introduction; What Are the Health Care Needs of the Reentry Population?; 2.1. Prevalence of Infectious Diseases Among Male Prison Inmates in the United States and California, by Race/Ethnicity for California Inmates; 2.2. Prevalence of Drug Abuse/Dependence and Mental Illness Among Male Prison Inmates in the United States and California, by Race Ethnicity for California Inmates; Where Do Prisoners Go Upon Release from Prison?



Concentration and Distribution of Parolees Within California 2.1. Relative Concentrations of Parolees in California, by County; 2.2. Relative Concentrations of Parolees in Alameda County; 2.3. Relative Concentrations of Parolees in Kern County; 2.4. Relative Concentrations of Parolees in Los Angeles County; 2.5. Relative Concentrations of Parolees in San Diego County; What Are the Demographic Characteristics of Parolees and of the Socioeconomic Areas in Which They Locate?; Results of Analysis of Demographic Characteristics of California Parolees

2.3. Demographic Characteristics and Term Served of California Parolees, Overall and for Four Counties 2.4. Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Seven Cluster Categories; Results of Analysis of Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of Areas in Which Parolees Locate; 2.6. Summary of Statewide Socioeconomic Clusters of Census Tract; What Does the Health Care Safety Net Look Like for Parolees in Four Focus Counties?; Conceptual Framework; 2.7. Conceptual Framework for Evaluating the Health Care Safety Net for the Reentry Population

Analysis of Geographic Distribution of Health Care Facilities in Los Angeles County 2.8. Health Care Safety Net in Los Angeles County Relative to Parolee Concentrations; 2.9. Mental Health Care Safety Net in Los Angeles County; 2.10. Substance Abuse Treatment Safety Net in Los Angeles County; Analysis of Accessibility of Reentry Population to Health Care Safety-Net Facilities in Four Counties; 2.5. Summary of Accessibility Results for Hospitals and Clinics, by County; 2.6. Summary of Accessibility Results for Hospitals and Clinics, by County and Race/Ethnicity

2.7. Summary of Accessibility Results for Mental Health and Alcohol and Drug Treatment Providers, by County

Sommario/riassunto

Examines the health care needs of newly released California prisoners; the communities most affected by reentry and the health care safety net of those communities; the critical roles that health care providers, other social services, and family members play in successful reentry; and the effects of reentry on the children and families of incarcerated individuals. Recommends how to improve access for this population in the current fiscal environment.