Code for: The Health Effects of Prison

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Randi Hjalmarsson, University of Gothenburg; Matthew J. Lindquist, Stockholm University

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Project Citation: 

Hjalmarsson, Randi , and Lindquist, Matthew J. Code for: The Health Effects of Prison. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2022. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-09-21. https://doi.org/10.3886/E141461V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This paper studies the health effects of Swedish prison reforms that held sentences constant but increased the share of time inmates had to serve. The increased time served did not harm post-release health, and actually reduced mortality risk. We find especially large decreases in mortality for offenders not previously incarcerated, younger offenders, and those more attached to the labor market. Risk of suicide and circulatory death fell for inmates with mental health problems and older inmates, respectively. In-prison health care utilization and program participation increases with time served, suggesting healthcare treatment and services as the key mechanism for mortality declines.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Prison; Health; Mortality; Crime; Recidivism
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      I14 Health and Inequality
      K42 Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Sweden
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1992 – 2016


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