The United States has
experienced dramatic increases in both incarceration rates and the population
of insecurely housed or homeless persons since the 1980s. These marginalized
populations have strong overlaps, with many people being poor, minority, and
from an urban area. That a relationship between homelessness, housing
insecurity, and incarceration exists is clear, but the extent and nature of
this relationship is not yet adequately understood. We use longitudinal,
administrative data on Michigan parolees released in 2003 to examine returning
prisoners’ experiences with housing insecurity and homelessness.
Our analysis
finds relatively low rates of outright homelessness among former prisoners, but
very high rates of housing insecurity, much of which is linked to features of
community supervision, such as intermediate sanctions, returns to prison, and
absconding.
We identify risk factors for housing insecurity, including mental
illness, substance use, prior incarceration, and homelessness, as well as
protective “buffers” against insecurity and homelessness, including earnings
and social supports.
Below: Cumulative Probability of Residential Moves, by Type
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By:
CLAIRE W. HERBERT,
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