Incarceration and Homelessness

Incarceration and homelessness are intimately linked. Homelessness is often the result of criminal justice involvement, and in turn, people experiencing homelessness are criminalized for living their private lives in public. Learn more from the resources below about this relationship.

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Supporting Transitions of Care from Institutions , , , , , , , August 18, 2026 behavioral-health best-practices discharge-planning homeless-services incarceration-and-homelessness severe-mental-illness special-populations clinical-practice hhrc toolkit
Housing Not Handcuffs: Ending the Criminalization of Homelessness in US Cities , , , May 29, 2024 clinical-practice homeless-services incarceration-and-homelessness special-populations additional-resources
Policing- and punishment-based approaches: A really expensive way to make homelessness worse , , , September 1, 2021 clinical-practice homeless-services incarceration-and-homelessness special-populations additional-resources
How Health Center Care Teams Can Address Health and Housing for Patients Involved With the Justice System , , , May 13, 2021 clinical-practice homeless-services incarceration-and-homelessness special-populations nhchc-resources
Prison Policy Initiative: The Revolving Door Between Homeless Shelters and Prisons in Connecticut , , , February 10, 2021 clinical-practice homeless-services incarceration-and-homelessness special-populations additional-resources
Policing, Incarceration, Homelessness, & COVID-19 , , , June 18, 2020 clinical-practice homeless-services incarceration-and-homelessness special-populations additional-resources
RWJF: Mass Incarceration Threatens Health Equity in America , , , January 1, 2019 clinical-practice homeless-services incarceration-and-homelessness special-populations additional-resources
Prison Policy report: Nowhere to Go: Homelessness among formerly incarcerated people , , , August 1, 2018 clinical-practice homeless-services incarceration-and-homelessness special-populations additional-resources
Overcoming Health & Housing Challenges for Justice-Involved Populations , , , May 17, 2018 clinical-practice homeless-services incarceration-and-homelessness special-populations nhchc-resources
Stopping the Revolving Door: How Health Centers Can Serve Justice-Involved Populations , , , January 1, 2018 clinical-practice homeless-services incarceration-and-homelessness special-populations nhchc-resources
Healthy Release: Health Centers Working to Improve Health and Housing Outcomes for Justice-Involved Populations , , , June 22, 2017 clinical-practice homeless-services incarceration-and-homelessness special-populations nhchc-resources
Vera Institute: On Life Support: Public Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration , , , November 1, 2014 clinical-practice homeless-services incarceration-and-homelessness special-populations additional-resources
In Focus: Incarceration & Homelessness: A Revolving Door of Risk , , , November 1, 2013 clinical-practice homeless-services incarceration-and-homelessness special-populations nhchc-resources
Reaching in to Help Out: Relationships Between HCH Projects and Jails , , January 1, 2004 clinical-practice homeless-services incarceration-and-homelessness special-populations nhchc-resources
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