Offenders with intellectual disabilities in prison: what happens when they leave?

Background People with intellectual disabilities, if convicted of offences, may be sentenced to prison, but little is known about their life when they are released. Method This study followed up men with intellectual disabilities who were leaving prisons in England. Results The men were hard to cont...

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Published in:Journal of intellectual disability research 2017-10, Vol.61 (10), p.957-968
Main Authors: Murphy, G. H., Chiu, P., Triantafyllopoulou, P., Barnoux, M., Blake, E., Cooke, J., Forrester‐Jones, R. V. E., Gore, N. J., Beecham, J. K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anxiety
Anxiety - epidemiology
Depression - epidemiology
England - epidemiology
follow‐up
Humans
Intellectual disabilities
Intellectual Disability - epidemiology
Intellectual Disability - rehabilitation
Male
Men
Mental depression
Middle Aged
Offenders
Offenses
Police
prison
Prisoners - statistics & numerical data
Prisons
Social networks
Social Support
Teams
Young Adult
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Summary:Background People with intellectual disabilities, if convicted of offences, may be sentenced to prison, but little is known about their life when they are released. Method This study followed up men with intellectual disabilities who were leaving prisons in England. Results The men were hard to contact, but 38 men were interviewed, on average 10 weeks after leaving prison. The men were living in a variety of situations and often were very under‐occupied, with limited social networks. A total of 70% were above the clinical cut‐off for anxiety, and 59.5% were above the clinical cut‐off for depression. The men were receiving little support in the community, and many had been reinterviewed by police. Conclusions Community teams need to provide better support to this very vulnerable group.
ISSN:0964-2633
1365-2788
DOI:10.1111/jir.12374