Kool ace incarceration statistics

Incarceration and Mental Health

According to the World Prison Population List, the United States has the highest prison population with incarcerated per , (Walmsley, ), and these high rates of incarceration occur regardless of the fact that victimization rates do not differ from that of Western Europe (Dijk, Kesteren, & Smith, ).

More concerning though, is that the prevalence of mental health disorders is higher among the incarcerated population than the outside community (Campbell et al., ).

Kool ace incarceration statistics chart

Indeed, the rate of pottraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in this population is between 4- % (Campbell et al., ) and of the , women who were serving a year or more in state or federal jurisdiction, almost half had been physically or sexually assaulted prior to incarceration (Lynch et al., ).

Higher rates of legal involvement among men who experienced sexual abuse have also been documented (Leach, Stewart, & Smallbone, ). Thus, exposure to trauma and resulting symptoms ar