The Reentry Process: How Parolees Adjust to Release from Prison

Bahr, Stephen J.; Armstrong, Anita Harker; Gibbs, Benjamin G.; Harris, Paul Elisha; Fisher, James K.

doi:10.3149/fth.0303.243

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“…Second, persisting from the bivariate analysis, unmarried individuals were significantly more likely to complete the program relative to their married counterparts (OR=0.178). Clearly, this result is contrary to previous findings in much of the reentry and life-course literature (Bahr et al, 2005;Sampson & Laub, 1993;Visher, Debus-Sherrill, & Yahner, 2011) -although Simons and colleagues remind us that having a partner per se is not necessarily beneficial as far as involvement in criminal behavior is concerned (Simons, Stewart, Gordon, Conger, & Elder, 2002).…”

Section: Correlates Of Program Completioncontrasting

confidence: 81%

“…Reentry literature states that family ties can become severely strained by the pressures involved with incarceration (Bahr et al, 2005;Travis & Waul, 2003). Reasons often cited by family members include personality changes related to incarceration, poor communication between partners, and the changing roles of family members throughout the incarceration and reentry processes.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Working Through Work Release: An Analysis of Factors Associated with the Successful Completion of Work Release

2015

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In line with reentry and life course research that has shown increases in desistance for individuals connected with employment, work release programming attempts to achieve desistance from crime by linking criminal offenders to the labor market while in the correctional system. Recent research has speculated that the completion of rigorous employment programming may serve as a signal to employers that criminal careers have ceased and the offenders are employable. Therefore, it is important to understand factors associated with successful program completion. This study utilizes a sample of jail-based work release participants to explore factors correlated with program completion. Consistent with prior research, we find that offenders who are older, Caucasian, and employed at time of arrest are more likely to complete the program and that minority participants and those with prior mental health treatment are less likely to complete the program.

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Section: Correlates Of Program Completioncontrasting

confidence: 81%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Working Through Work Release: An Analysis of Factors Associated with the Successful Completion of Work Release

2015

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“…Nearly a quarter of formerly incarcerated fathers are not in a relationship, another quarter are visiting, about a third are cohabiting, and only 16% are married. Navigating family relationships is often quite complicated for fathers with an incarceration history though these ongoing relationships have been shown to reduce recidivism and provide support to reentering fathers (Bahr, Armstrong, Gibbs, Harris, & Fisher, 2005). Overall, formerly incarcerated fathers faced marked disadvantages in preexisting health, insurance coverage, labor market involvement, education, and relationship stability compared with their never-incarcerated counterparts.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Effect of Incarceration on Urban Fathers’ Health

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2010

Am J Mens Health

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This study examines the effects of incarceration on the health of urban fathers. Using the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study, which surveys parents in 20 large U.S. cities across the country, the relationship between fathers' incarceration patterns and health status was examined while controlling for poor preexisting health and individual impulsivity. Findings indicate that fathers who have previously been incarcerated at some time are markedly more likely to rely on medications for physical or mental health problems, whereas recently incarcerated repeat offenders have reduced odds of being in poor health relative to those who have never been to prison. Improvements in health among recently incarcerated repeat offenders relative to those who have not been incarcerated may be related to prison health care and the overall disadvantaged circumstances of these fathers.

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“…Clearly, parental incarceration creates a challenging situation for offenders to maintain their family relationships and parenting role. The ability to do so, however, is essential as most offenders intent to reunify with their families upon release (Bruns, 2006) and family relationships play a significant role in successful reintegration after release (Bahr, Armstrong, Gibbs, Harris, & Fisher, 2005;Cobbina, 2010). This study was guided by a family process model specifying that family relationships are maintained during incarceration through multiple mechanisms including, but not limited to, in-person visitation (Arditti, 2012a).…”

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confidence: 98%