title: Recidivism rates among mentally ill inmates: impact of the Connecticut Offender Reentry Program.
abstract: This study compares data from the Connecticut Offender Reentry Program (CORP) and retrospective data for inmates who received standard treatment planning services from the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addictions Services (DMHAS). Analysis of DMHAS data investigated characteristics (demographic, psychiatric, and prison classification scores) and recidivism rates of 883 individuals. A program evaluation was later completed on a separate cohort of 88 individuals who participated in CORP. Comparison of the study results found that 14.1% of the CORP participants were rearrested within 6 months of discharge compared to 28.3% of the DMHAS group. This study concluded that younger age and having a co-occurring substance use disorder appear to be predictors of recidivism. A distinctly smaller percentage of CORP participants were recidivistic, indicating support for specialized reentry programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA. kkesten@.uchc.edu
authors.forename: Karen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Kesten
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leavitt-Smith
authors.forename: Douglas R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Rau
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shelton
authors.forename: Wanli
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jesse
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Trestman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003237:Connecticut; D003415:Crime / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011330:Prisons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult