Citation

Brittain J, Axelrod G, Venters H. Am. J. Public Health 2013; 103(4): 638-640.

Affiliation

At the time of the study, Joan Brittain and Homer Venters were with the Correctional Health Services Bureau and George Axelrod was with the Division of Healthcare Access and Improvement, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2012.301042

PMID

23409900

Abstract

Approximately 90 000 inmates are admitted annually to the New York City jail system, many of whom require a high level of medical or mental health services. According to our analysis of deaths in custody from 2001 to 2009, crude death rates have dropped significantly despite the increasing age of the population. Falling HIV-related mortality appears to contribute to this change. Other observations include low rates of suicide across all 9 years and increasing age of the population in recent years. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print February 14, 2013: e1-e3. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2012.301042).

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