Table 1.
Description of participants (n = 40)
| Characteristics | n |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 19–24 | 6 |
| 25–30 | 11 |
| 31–40 | 13 |
| 41–50 | 6 |
| 51–59 | 4 |
| Background | |
| Aboriginal | 16 |
| Torres Strait Islander | 1 |
| Culturally and linguistically diversea | 6 |
| Self-identified health issue of concern | |
| Substance misuse | 35 |
| Mental health | 31 |
| Physical health | 25 |
| Nil | 2 |
| Affiliated with formal release support program | |
| Transitional support by prison-based health linkage programsb | 7 |
| Residential transitional program | 2 |
| Residential drug rehabilitation | 2 |
| Community-based case management program | 2 |
| Custodial details | |
| Previous incarceration | |
| Yes | 25 |
| No | 15 |
| Incarceration duration | |
| Less than 3 months | 4 |
| 3 < 6 months | 6 |
| 6 < 12 months | 21 |
| 12–24 months | 9 |
aDefined as speaking a language other than English at home
bPrison-community linkage programs in place prior to release. For 5 of 7 women case management continued for 1 month after release