Journal article
An Exploration of Community Reentry Needs and Services for Prisoners: A Focus on Care to Limit Return to High-Risk Behavior
AIDS patient care and STDs, v 25(8), pp 475-481
01 Aug 2011
PMID: 21663540
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
Prisoner reentry is a stressful process and many prisoners return to behaviors that led to incarceration upon community reentry. We assess how individual-level vulnerabilities interact with system-level barriers that impact the community reentry process. An additional area explored was the impact of reentry services on risk behavior (i.e., sexual risk and substance use). Fifty-one (22 men, 29 women) primarily minority adults returning from the county jail or state prison participated in 4 focus groups in Febuary 2010. Participants took part in tape-recorded focus groups facilitated by research staff trained in qualitative research methodology. Participants reported that a lack of discharge planning led to poor community reentry (basic needs such as stable housing and employment were not met). As a result of a difficulty in accessing services to meet basic needs, many participants used drugs or engaged in sex for drugs, money, or transportation early in the community reentry process. Given the individual-level vulnerabilities of prisoners, they are more likely to reengage in risk behavior, which increases the risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV, reengaging in substance use, and recidivism. In summary, discharge planning should focus not only on sexual and substance use risk reduction, but also confirm that basic needs are met soon, if not immediately, upon release and subsequent community reentry.
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- Title
- An Exploration of Community Reentry Needs and Services for Prisoners: A Focus on Care to Limit Return to High-Risk Behavior
- Creators
- James B. Luther - Luther Consulting LLC, Indianapolis, IN 46204 USAErica S. Reichert - Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisEvan D. Holloway - Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisAlexis M. Roth - Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisMatthew C. Aalsma - Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
- Publication Details
- AIDS patient care and STDs, v 25(8), pp 475-481
- Publisher
- Mary Ann Liebert, Inc
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000293265500005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-80052788249
- Other Identifier
- 991021894604904721
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