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Prison Environment | Deprivation | • Disempowerment |
• Negative and violent confrontations during and after release | ||
Prison Code | • Inability to sustain case management | |
Coercion | • Severance of social support | |
Prison Conditions | • Poor ventilation | |
• Overcrowding | ||
• Isolation | ||
Provision of Correctional Healthcare | • Stabilizing, but can: | |
○ Lack quality | ||
○ Lack access | ||
Lack of Comprehensive Incarceration Programs and Discharge Planning | • Existing substance abuse or mental health issues can be exacerbated | |
• Lack of support during post-release transition | ||
Post-Release | Continued Loss of Social Support | • Severance of social relationships |
Enduring Stigma | • Disenfranchisement | |
• Barrier to help-seeking behavior | ||
• Obstacle to linkage to medical and social services | ||
• Negative psychological adjustment | ||
• Disempowerment | ||
Macro-Policy Level | Several Large Scale Policies that Restrict the Rights of Formerly Incarcerated Populations | • Financial insecurity |
• Inability to obtain food stamps and other health benefits | ||
• Unstable housing | ||
• Disenfranchisement | ||
• Disempowerment | ||
• Cyclical Poverty | ||
• Re-incarceration |