Journal article
Rates and causes of death after release from incarceration among 1 471 526 people in eight high-income and middle-income countries: an individual participant data meta-analysis
Rohan Borschmann, undefined Mortality After Release from Incarceration Consortium (MARIC) collaborators, Stuart A Kinner
The Lancet | Elsevier | Published : 2024
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Formerly incarcerated people have exceptionally poor health profiles and are at increased risk of preventable mortality when compared with their general population peers. However, not enough is known about the epidemiology of mortality in this population-specifically the rates, causes, and timing of death in specific subgroups and regions-to inform the development of targeted, evidence-based responses. We aimed to document the incidence, timing, causes, and risk factors for mortality after release from incarceration. METHODS: We analysed linked administrative data from the multi-national Mortality After Release from Incarceration Consortium (MARIC) study. We examined mortality ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The Mortality After Release from Incarceration Consortium is funded by Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC; GNT1120004) . The authors wish to acknowledge the assistance of the Western Australian Department of Justice in the conduct of the research, along with all organisations, government departments, and other entities worldwide that have contributed to this research. The material published herein cannot be considered as either endorsed by the Western Australian Department of Justice or an expression of the policies or view of the Department. All inferences, opinions, and conclusions drawn are those of the authors, and do not reflect the opinions or policies of the British Columbia Ministry of Health or any Data Stewards of the British Columbia Provincial Overdose Cohort. Any errors of omission or commission are the responsibility of the research team. The New Zealand results are not official statistics. They have been created for research purposes from the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) which is carefully managed by Stats NZ. For more information about the IDI please visit https:// www.stats.govt.nz/integrated-data/. The Bukten and Clausen cohort was funded by The South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority (grant number 2019091) and The Norwegian Research Council (grant number 301535). This manuscript used confidential data from the Department of Corrections in Washington (WADOC). The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of WADOC or other data contributors. Any errors are attributable to the authors. The Mortality After Release from Incarceration Consortium includes all authors listed above, in addition to Trudi Cooper, Neil Drew, Lisa Duffy, Michael Farrell, Cath Ferguson, Natalie Gately, Natasa Gisev, Jo Kimber, Ann-Claire Larsen, Alexander D Love, Richard Mattick, Komal Narwaney, Paul Nieuwbeerta, Moira Sim, Holly Tibble, Di Twigg, and Jacqui Whale.