Rearrest: Does HIV serostatus make a difference?

Correctional facilities have become collection and containment centres for HIV-seropositive individuals. This is due to factors that affect incarceration in general: past criminal behaviour, age and crime type. In addition, the sex trade industry, intravenous drug use and community instability are l...

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Published in:AIDS care 2002-12, Vol.14 (6), p.839-849
Main Authors: Harris, V. L., Rafii, R., Tonge, S. J., Uldall, K. K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
AIDS/HIV
Arrests
Biological and medical sciences
Cohort Studies
Crime - statistics & numerical data
Female
HIV
HIV Seropositivity - epidemiology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental health
Middle Aged
Offenders
Prisoners
Prisons - statistics & numerical data
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Recidivism
Retrospective Studies
Social behavior disorders. Criminal behavior. Delinquency
USA
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
Vulnerability
Washington - epidemiology
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Summary:Correctional facilities have become collection and containment centres for HIV-seropositive individuals. This is due to factors that affect incarceration in general: past criminal behaviour, age and crime type. In addition, the sex trade industry, intravenous drug use and community instability are likely factors affecting this particular population. The objective of this study was to determine whether HIV-positive offenders have higher rates of rearrest than HIV-negative offenders. A sample of HIV-positive offenders ( n = 57) were seen for mental health evaluation at the King County Correctional Facility (KCCF) in Seattle Washington. They were compared to a historical sample ( n = 254) of HIV-negative individuals also from the KCCF. After three months, 50% of both samples had been rearrested. Using the log rank test in Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, statistical difference in the relative risk of rearrest occurred for the HIV-positive group (logrank = 0.03). Statistical adjustment for mental illness, age, race, ethnicity, substance abuse history and past criminal history did not affect rearrest significantly. Nonetheless, HIV-positive individuals who presented with mental health needs appeared to be significantly more vulnerable to rearrest after the first three months of release into the community.
ISSN:0954-0121
1360-0451
DOI:10.1080/0954012021000031903