Background: Although some studies have found that incarceration is associated with young
adults' poor health, confounding factors including adolescent health risks, and mediating …

This study investigates the link between incarceration and health behavior among a sample
of young adults from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (N= 1,670). The …

Criminologists have considered the collateral consequences of incarceration, but research
has generally focused on adults and has not looked in depth at the mental health …

A rapidly growing literature has documented the adverse social, economic and, recently,
health impacts of experiencing incarceration in the United States. Despite the insights that …

A growing literature documents deleterious consequences of incarceration for mental health.
Although salient, incarceration is only one form of criminal justice contact and, accordingly …

Purpose To examine the relationship between youth incarceration in adult correctional
facilities and mental health in early adulthood. Methods We analyzed nationally …

Drawing on data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health),
we examine the association between incarceration and depressive symptoms among a …

Objectives: Drawing on the life course and social stress perspectives, this paper examines
age variation in the mental health consequences of justice system involvement by assessing …

Purpose Researchers have chronicled a complex relationship between incarceration
exposure and health, yet prior studies do not account for reciprocal dynamics or cycles of …

Abstract The United States incarcerates more people per capita than any other nation.
Studies have consistently demonstrated higher prevalence of serious mental illness among …