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AJPH First Look, published online ahead of print May 30, 2006
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July 2006, Vol 96, No. 7 | American Journal of Public Health 1148
© 2006 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.084798

LETTER

FREUDENBERG RESPONDS

Nicholas Freudenberg, DrPH

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Nicholas Freudenberg, DrPH, Program in Urban Public Health, Hunter College, City University of New York, Box 609, 425 E 25th St, New York, NY 10010 (e-mail: nfreuden{at}hunter.cuny.edu).

Both Jarrett and Adeyemi and Leopper describe local partnerships that bring together key players that can help people make a more successful transition from jail or prison back into their communities. The efforts they describe in North Carolina and Baltimore, Md, as well as our work in New York City and that of many others, show that it is possible to reduce some of the barriers faced by people returning to the community from correctional facilities. However, while such interventions are necessary, they are not sufficient to reduce the unhealthy living conditions and discrimination that people leaving New York City or other jails face after they return home.

Ameliorating the community health and social consequences of current incarceration policies and reducing the exorbitant costs of mass imprisonment will require a profound transformation of this nation’s approach to criminal justice. By calling attention to the adverse consequences of incarceration and advocating alternative policies, public health professionals can contribute to such reforms.





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