Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of the Study Population (nā=ā323).
Characteristics | Subcategory | Value (%) |
Age (mean years; SD) | 33.6 (9.8) | |
Length of Current Incarceration (median days; IQR) | 28 (7ā94) | |
Race | Hispanic | 53 (16) |
Black | 104 (32) | |
White/Other | 166 (51) | |
Education | High School Graduate | 201 (62%) |
Not a High School Graduate | 122 (38%) | |
Likelihood of Early Release* | High | 115 (36) |
Low | 208 (64) | |
Type of Charge | Drug- or Prostitution-Related | 81 (25) |
Not Drug- or Prostitution-Related | 242 (75) | |
Previous Incarcerations | Never Incarcerated | 117 (36) |
Incarcerated Previously | 206 (64) | |
Mean Number of Previous Incarcerations (N; SD) | 1.9 (2.4) | |
Medical Insurance | Yes | 120 (37) |
No | 203 (63) | |
Urine Toxicology | Negative for Opiates | 242 (75) |
Positive for Opiates | 81 (25) |
High: any charges directly related to prostitution or drugs.
Low: bond value ā„ $5000, bond sentencing >30 days, immigration or federal charges, or no bond.