Lock ' em up, part three

This study happens to have been done in New York City but the population is presumably typical.EducationMaleFemale< HS46.2%63.2%HS or GED26.7%18.1%Any college or technical27.1%18.7%Employed at arrest44%18.6%Homeless/shelter past 12 months25.7%35.7%Health Issues past 12 monthsDepression19.4%26.5%Anxiety Disorder8.2%13.8%Visited ER26.3%41.7%Admitted to Hospital11.6%26.6%*Freudenberg, et al.Comparison of Health and Social Characteristics of People Leaving New York City Jails by Age, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity: Implications for Public HealthInterventions. Public Health Reports 2007. 122(6)Okay, so you ' re likely to have little education, be unemployed, unstably housed, maybe have emotional problems (and these are only people who report being diagnosed, and usually depression and anxiety disorder are not diagnosed) and to have significant health problems. So, what are you likely worried about when you are released? Here ' s what the same people told interviewers they were worried about;ProblemMaleFemaleUnemployment79.8%38.1%Education76.2%26.1%Housing72.4%71.9%Finances67.8%60.8%Substance Abuse39.3%69.2%Medical or Health37.5%25.1%Family14.8%29.5%So, you need a job, you need education, you need money, you need substance use treatment. What do you think you ' re likely to get? These are the so-called " collateral consequences of criminal conviction. (As for substance use treatment, fuhgeddabodit. You ' ll likely face a months long waiting list when you get out. Lots of people OD b...
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