title: Death After Jail Release.
abstract: The period immediately after release from prison or jail carries increased mortality risk. This study sought to better understand postrelease death by matching electronic health records from those incarcerated in New York City jails between 2011 and 2012 with vital statistics records. The in-jail and 6-week postrelease mortality rates were estimated to be 1.39 and 5.89 per 1,000 person-years, respectively. Of 59 deaths occurring within 6 weeks of release from jail, the causes included opioid overdose (37.3%), other drugs (8.5%), chronic disease (25.4%), assaultive trauma (20.3%), and other trauma (8.5%). These data confirm that overdose death accounts for the most frequent cause of postrelease death. Matching between correctional health systems and vital statistics can inform quality improvement efforts in jail health care delivery.
authors.affiliation: 1 New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Byron
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Alex
authors.affiliation: 1 New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.affiliation: 1 New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Fatos
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kaba
authors.affiliation: 1 New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Zachary
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rosner
authors.affiliation: 1 New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 1 New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Sungwoo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: 1 New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Homer
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Venters
authors.affiliation: 1 New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: MacDonald
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002423:Cause of Death; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D011329:Prisoners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011330:Prisons; D012307:Risk Factors; D014798:Vital Statistics
keywords: all-cause mortality; correctional health; opioid treatment program; postrelease mortality