Diversity of Release Patterns for Jail Detainees: Implications for Public Health Interventions

Overview

Journal Am J Public Health

Specialty Public Health

Date 2011 Nov 1

PMID 22039042

Citations 34

Authors

Anne C Spaulding

Sebastian D Perez

Ryan M Seals

Madhura A Hallman

Ravi Kavasery

Paul S Weiss

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Abstract

Objectives: We sought to develop a detailed description of the variety of jail release patterns and to learn what factors affect the length of stay (LOS).

Methods: The main data set for the study came from a biennial Bureau of Justice Statistics survey on felony defendants in large urban counties.

Results: The median LOS for the felony defendants was 7 days. One quarter of the jails had a median LOS of less than 2 days; median LOS for 75% of the jails was less than 15 days. Median regression showed that male gender, previous arrests, and violent charges were predictive of longer LOS.

Conclusions: The diversity in release patterns among jails has not been previously described. A public health intervention feasible in one jail may not be feasible in another because of the heterogeneity of release patterns. Individual inmate characteristics could predict a slower rate of release.

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