TY  - BOOK
AU  - Norris, Samuel
AU  -  Pecenco, Matthew
AU  -  Weaver, Jeffrey
TI  - The Effect of Incarceration on Mortality
SN  - 0034-6535
PB  - The Review of Economics and Statistics
KW  -  Noncarceral Policies
KW  -  Nonincarcerated Defendants
KW  -  Overdoses
KW  - Mortality
N2  - This paper analyzes the effect of incarceration on mortality using administrative data from Ohio between 1992 and 2017. We first document that long-run survival is higher among the incarcerated than similar nonincarcerated defendants. Using event study designs centered around the time of release, we show why: mortality risk halves during the period of incarceration, with large reductions in murders, overdoses, and natural causes of death. However, incarceration does not increase postrelease mortality, and so the overall effect is increased longevity. These estimates reflect the high-risk environment faced by defendants when not incarcerated and suggest noncarceral policies to reduce these risks
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_01224
ER  -