Comments on: Death Sentence http://thurston.halfcat.org/blog/2007/01/12/446/ We are the people your IT department warned you about Fri, 9 Jan 2009 13:36:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Chandler Howell http://thurston.halfcat.org/blog/2007/01/12/446/#comment-40707 Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:20:50 +0000 http://thurston.halfcat.org/blog/2007/01/12/446/#comment-40707 Chris, You pretty much nailed it. I agree with your hypothesis, but didn't have the time to do any research to see if anyone has examined mortality rates against educational level and/or post-release income. Chris,

You pretty much nailed it.

I agree with your hypothesis, but didn’t have the time to do any research to see if anyone has examined mortality rates against educational level and/or post-release income.

]]> by: Chris Walsh http://thurston.halfcat.org/blog/2007/01/12/446/#comment-40668 Sat, 13 Jan 2007 16:55:50 +0000 http://thurston.halfcat.org/blog/2007/01/12/446/#comment-40668 "One thing that isn’t in the story is how much worse ex-con’s do than their non-convict peer groups. " Peer groups along what dimensions? According to your quote from the article: "Their death rate - <em>adjusted for age, sex and race</em> - was 3.5 times greater than that of the general population." (Emphasis mine) Two "obvious" items I'd like to see thrown in are employment status and income. The hypothesis is that among those who make good $$ after release, the mortality difference will be smallest. “One thing that isn’t in the story is how much worse ex-con’s do than their non-convict peer groups. ”

Peer groups along what dimensions?

According to your quote from the article:

“Their death rate - adjusted for age, sex and race - was 3.5 times greater than that of the general population.” (Emphasis mine)

Two “obvious” items I’d like to see thrown in are employment status and income. The hypothesis is that among those who make good $$ after release, the mortality difference will be smallest.

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