Reentry Barriers
Health-Related Issues The implications we need to be aware of that could affect us all, is the massive movement of releases who are returning back to our communities bringing with them infectious/chronic diseases or possible mental illness. According to Hammett, Roberts, & Kennedy (2001), if public health and correctional agencies get people who are willing to provide help to the releasees who return to the communities become healthy both mentally and physically, than in turn this could lead to overall public health. In such a scenario, this could potentially lead to the reduction of cost to taxpayers having to pay for re-incarceration and health care for inmates in the future. In this article, the authors talk about a few health-related issues that are important implications when an individual is released from incarceration. One implication is discharge planning, community linkages, and continuity of care for inmates and ex-offenders with medical and mental health problems (Hammett, 2011, p. 392). This …show more content…
The sentencing reform did play a big role in this, but other factors such as; education, employment, health issues, etc. also led to reentry failures. Despite the length of time you spend incarcerated, you should be given the chance to be put into a pre-release programs to make sure you are going to be okay when you leave those cement walls. Programs that help you read, write, find a job, practice basic people skills, you name it, are all important components to reentering society. If you get thrown out of prison with no preparation, you are more than likely going to get yourself in trouble again and end up starting all over again. Learning what to avoid, who to hang around with and who not to hang around with, play a huge role in lowering your chances to commit another crime. Most people end up back in prison because the ended up committing a new crime once they were
Health-Related Issues The implications we need to be aware of that could affect us all, is the massive movement of releases who are returning back to our communities bringing with them infectious/chronic diseases or possible mental illness. According to Hammett, Roberts, & Kennedy (2001), if public health and correctional agencies get people who are willing to provide help to the releasees who return to the communities become healthy both mentally and physically, than in turn this could lead to overall public health. In such a scenario, this could potentially lead to the reduction of cost to taxpayers having to pay for re-incarceration and health care for inmates in the future. In this article, the authors talk about a few health-related issues that are important implications when an individual is released from incarceration. One implication is discharge planning, community linkages, and continuity of care for inmates and ex-offenders with medical and mental health problems (Hammett, 2011, p. 392). This …show more content…
The sentencing reform did play a big role in this, but other factors such as; education, employment, health issues, etc. also led to reentry failures. Despite the length of time you spend incarcerated, you should be given the chance to be put into a pre-release programs to make sure you are going to be okay when you leave those cement walls. Programs that help you read, write, find a job, practice basic people skills, you name it, are all important components to reentering society. If you get thrown out of prison with no preparation, you are more than likely going to get yourself in trouble again and end up starting all over again. Learning what to avoid, who to hang around with and who not to hang around with, play a huge role in lowering your chances to commit another crime. Most people end up back in prison because the ended up committing a new crime once they were