This paper examines associations between biological father's incarceration and internalizing and externalizing outcomes of depression and serious delinquency, across White, Black, and Hispanic subsamples of youth in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Among respondents whose father was first incarcerated during childhood or adolescence, father's incarceration is found to be as...

In contrast with studies examining the incarceration experience in civil prisons, there is a lack of literature and theory focusing on military prison experience. The present retrospective qualitative study explored 27 Ethiopian-Israelis, an overrepresented population Israeli prison, incarcerated during their service due to desertion offenses. Two main themes developed from interviews: (a) as t...

In 2005, over 2 million U.S. residents were in prisons or jails. The incarceration rate, 737 of every 100,000 U.S. residents, was over five times the rate among European Community nations. Moreover, the current high incarceration rate and the increases over the past 30 years represent a significant departure from the incarceration levels that characterized much of the 20th century. For example,...

The United States incarcerates more people than any other country in the world. The scale of mass incarceration ensures that almost all practicing physicians will treat formerly incarcerated patients. Yet the majority of physicians receive little training on this topic. In this paper, we will outline the need for expanded education on the interface between incarceration and health, describe ini...

PURPOSE To evaluate the predictive effect of IMA in incarcerated hernias. METHODS Three groups (n = 7) of rats were operated. Group I aimed to mimic incarceration, group II aimed the strangulation, and group III was the sham group. IMA and LDH measurements were made. RESULTS IMA levels were significantly higher in strangulation mimicking group and IMA levels were normal at postoperative 6th...

Retroverted uterine incarceration with sacculation of the anterior wall is reported to occur approximately in 1/3000 pregnancies. A literature search identified only 1 case report of incarceration of an anteflexed gravid uterus and 6 reported cases of recurrent incarceration and/or sacculation. We present a case of an incarceration of an anteflexed uterus in the first pregnancy, followed by a r...