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

• Author: Rand Corporation.
• TeilnehmendeR: Davis, Lois M.; Rand Corporation.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (251 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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...

Table of Contents

• 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