Outcomes following prison and jail-based treatment among women residing in metro and non-metro communities following release

Michele Staton-Tindall, Jamieson Duvall, Erin McNees, Robert Walker, Carl Leukefeld

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Abstract

This study uses data from the Criminal Justice Kentucky Treatment Outcome Study (CJKTOS) to describe treatment outcomes following prison and jail-based treatment among women residing in metro and non-metro areas following release. The study takes an exploratory look at potential differences in sustained abstinence, community treatment utilization, and recidivism by geographic location (metro/non-metro) and treatment program (jail or prison). Baseline data was collected from women as they entered two prison and two jail-based treatment programs, and follow-up data was collected 12 months post-release in the community. Bivariate group differences were noted with a higher percentage of metro women who participated in prison-based treatment relapsing to cocaine use during the

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)197-216
Number of pages20
JournalJournal of Drug Issues
Volume41
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Health(social science)
  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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