The Shifting Corrections/Medicaid Interface

The process in the U.S. for coordinating the reentry of incarcerated populations has been problematic for decades. People who are incarcerated are typically released in the middle of the night with little in the way financial means, often without a place to stay or employment, and frequently without health benefits (see Colorado To Increase Behavioral Health Access To Divert People Away From The Criminal Justice System and Care For The Incarcerated - Better Or Worse?). And, for the 89% of inmates with behavioral health conditions, the lack of health benefits often equates to lack of continuity of care, including medications . . .