bar chart showing that the risk of death increases by 39 percent for people who were incarcerated, and the risk of overdose death increases by 208 percent

Data Source: Khatri et al., Individual- and Area-Level Incarceration and Mortality," JAMA Network Open, published online June 3, 2025. (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2025)

This graph originally appeared in New research: More evidence that county jail incarceration harms health, raising death rates.



Stay Informed


Get the latest updates:



Share on 𝕏 Donate