Resolution on Health Care and Re-entry After Incarceration
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In keeping with our mission, we are gravely concerned about the lack of health resources available to individuals upon release from correctional facilities.
Compared to the general public, incarcerated individuals have:
- higher rates of chronic diseases (e.g., tuberculosis, heart disease, HIV, diabetes),
- 3 times the rate of mental illness, and
- 4 times the rate of substance abuse problems.