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Health Link Program Provided Health and Community Services to Current and Former Inmates of New York City's Rikers Island Jail

February 23, 2006 | Program Result Report

The Hunter College Center on AIDS, Drugs and Community Health designed and ran Health Link, which provided in-jail and post-release services to women and adolescent inmates ages 16 to 18 at New York City's Rikers Island correctional complex.

Substance Abuse Treatment for Connecticut Prisoners Reduces Rearrest Rates and is Cost Effective

August 1, 2006 | Program Result Report

Brown University examined rearrests among substance-abusing prison inmates to determine whether the costs of providing different levels of substance abuse treatment while incarcerated were offset by savings.

Northwestern Juvenile Project Finds Drug Use, Psychiatric Disorders, Risky Sex Among Young Chicago-Area Offenders in the Late 1990s

June 1, 2005 | Program Result Report

Researchers from Northwestern University Medical School interviewed 1,829 youth detained at the juvenile facility in Cook County, Ill., as part of a longitudinal study of the health issues and outcomes of youth in juvenile detention.

Culturally Sensitive Counseling, in and Out of Jail, Shows Promise in Navajo Area

January 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

Investigators at the University of New Mexico (UNM) studied the effectiveness of the San Juan County DWI Facility to deter drunken driving in San Juan County, N.M.

Inmates Lose Their Mental Health Treatment Options Once Incarcerated

February 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

The Community Corrections Improvement Association developed a project informing the public, the media and policymakers about mental health issues facing prison inmates in Iowa and their impact on community safety.

2002 National Forum Looks at Research on Prisoner Reentry

November 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

Criminal justice researchers and practitioners, community leaders, former prisoners and policy-makers convened at the Reentry Roundtable to discuss research and policy regarding prisoner reentry and its impact on individuals, families and communities.

Newsletter, Web Site on Hepatitis C Reach Out to People in Prison

December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

The Hepatitis C Awareness Project expanded circulation of the Hepatitis C Awareness News and developed a Web site to provide incarcerated adults with information about hepatitis C, a blood-borne virus that causes cirrhosis of the liver.

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