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. 2021;45(2):131-140.
doi: 10.1080/07481187.2019.1616856. Epub 2019 May 21.

Family member death among formerly incarcerated persons

Alexander Testa  1 , Dylan B Jackson  1
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Family member death among formerly incarcerated persons

Alexander Testa et al. Death Stud. 2021.

Abstract

Bereavement carries consequences for the health and socioeconomic well-being of surviving family members. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, the current study investigates whether formerly incarcerated individuals experience the death of a family member at higher rates than the general population. We find that relative to those without a history of incarceration, formerly incarcerated individuals are more likely to experience the death of an immediate family member by young adulthood. Subsequent analyses demonstrate that deaths occurring during or after a respondent was incarcerated were relevant for health and well-being.

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Figure 1.
Death of a family member by incarceration status.
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Death of a family member by race.
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Logistic regression of family mortality on incarceration * race and other covariates.
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