Mortality trends from 2016 to 2023 among adults who have experienced incarceration across five provincial correctional programs

Articles and reports: 85-002-X202600100015
Description: This Juristat article uses linked data from the Canadian Correctional Services Survey, the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database, and the Canadian Coroner and Medical Examiner Database to explore mortality rates among adults who have experienced recent incarceration across provincial correctional programs in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. The article examines annual mortality rates among individuals who have experienced incarceration, focusing on changes over time, differences for men and women, differences across age groups and common underlying causes of death.
Issue Number: 2026001
Author(s): Stephenson, Ellen; Eduful, Jeannette; Small, Taylor; Malakieh, Jamil; Robinson, Paul
Main Product: Juristat
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