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The study aims to examine the relationship between solitary confinement placement and mortality within five years after release among formerly incarcerated individuals.

February 1, 2020The Lancet Public HealthOpen Access

Solitary confinement placement and post-release mortality risk among formerly incarcerated individuals: a population-based study

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The study aims to examine the relationship between solitary confinement placement and mortality within five years after release among formerly incarcerated individuals.
Population-based study using Danish administrative data from 2006-2011 with a sample of 13,776 individuals.
Cox proportional hazards models were utilized to analyze mortality risk associated with solitary confinement while controlling for confounding factors.
A reference group consisted of individuals sanctioned for in-prison infractions but not placed in solitary confinement.
5 years post-release, 4.5% of those in solitary confinement died compared to 2.8% who were not (p<0.0001).
Adjusted analysis revealed a hazard ratio of 2.342 (95% CI 1.527-3.592) for mortality due to non-natural causes associated with solitary confinement placement.
No significant association was found between solitary confinement and natural causes of death.

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Population-based study shows solitary confinement increases mortality risk post-release, indicating need for supportive interventions.

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Wildeman et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a33ad706b65369c445ebb13 https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(19)30271-3

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Solitary confinement placement and post-release mortality risk among formerly incarcerated individuals: a population-based study

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