More evidence that incarceration has protective/beneficial effects for mental health (due to better access to treatment) -- contrary to conventional wisdom based on correlational evidence.
https://twitter.com/jenniferdoleac/status/1463675124163489793
See this episode of @ProbCausation for more: probablecausation.com/podcasts/episo…
Note this paper uses data from Norway; the one in the podcast episode uses data from Sweden.
There are reasons we might expect prisons to be more better in Scandinavia. But the counterfactual is probably also better--we don't have universal health care in the US.
There are reasons we might expect prisons to be more better in Scandinavia. But the counterfactual is probably also better--we don't have universal health care in the US.
For those interested in this topic, here is a paper on the health effects of prisons using data from Ohio: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
This is an area where much more research would be helpful! I think the punchline of these papers is that the truth is more complicated than raw correlations would have us believe. And obviously there are ways to deliver better health care without locking people up!
See this @ProbCausation episode for evidence that Medicaid access reduces crime: probablecausation.com/podcasts/episo…
I’m amazed how many ppl think it’s obvious that beneficial effects of in-prison treatment are larger in Scandinavia. The *alternative* is worse in the US - for many, healthcare in prison is far better than what they’d get in the community. This means effects could be bigger here.
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