RT Article
T1 Food Insecurity Among Formerly Incarcerated Adults
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 46
IS 10
SP 1493
OP 1511
A1 Testa, Alexander
A1 Jackson, Dylan P.
A2 Jackson, Dylan P.
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/170372111X
AB The purpose of this study is to further the understanding of the hardships faced by formerly incarcerated individuals by investigating the association between prior incarceration and postrelease food insecurity. Drawing on data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), our findings demonstrate that a history of incarceration is associated with an increased likelihood of experiencing food insecurity. This association is found to partially operate through household income, depressive symptoms, marital status, and social isolation. Given the importance of food insecurity in predicting future health outcomes and nutritional behavior, food insecurity may be an important factor in driving health disparities among formerly incarcerated persons.
K1 Incarceration
K1 Health
K1 Reentry
K1 Mediation
K1 Criminal justice system
K1 Food insecurity
K1 Consequence of incarceration
DO 10.1177/0093854819856920