Prisoners with an intellectual disability (ID) are an over-represented group in custody, with studies indicating this group is more likely to reoffend and be reincarcerated than the general prison population. While prisoners with ID share many of the same risk factors for recidivism as the general prison population, the lack of adequate disability support has been argued to be an additional key driver of recidivism for this group. This study aims to investigate reincarceration and factors associated with reincarceration after a first adult custody episode, including the impact of provision of general and specialist disability supports. The study used linked disability support services and custody data to identify a cohort of 1,129 prisoners with ID who were released from a first adult custodial episode in New South Wales (NSW) between 2005 and 2015. Over the follow-up period, the linked custody data showed that 72% (813) of those identified with an ID and released from a first adult custodial episode returned to prison, of which 76% (617) received no post-release disability support. This study found that 27% (308) of the study cohort had received a disability support service post-release from adult custody. Receipt of disability support was associated with a lower risk of reincarceration, while younger age and shorter duration of the custodial episode were associated with higher risk of reincarceration. The potential for disability support to lower risk of reincarceration highlights the importance of funding programmes that connect prisoners with ID to appropriate post-release disability supports.

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澳大利亚新南威尔士州智障人士首次成人监狱羁押后的残疾支持和再监禁

智障 (ID) 囚犯是在押人数过多的群体，研究表明，与一般监狱人口相比，该群体更有可能再次犯罪和重新入狱。虽然患有 ID 的囚犯与普通监狱人口有许多相同的累犯风险因素，但缺乏足够的残疾支持被认为是该群体累犯的另一个关键驱动因素。本研究旨在调查第一次成人监护事件后的再监禁和与再监禁相关的因素，包括提供一般和专科残疾支持的影响。该研究使用关联的残疾支持服务和监护数据来确定一组 1、2005 年至 2015 年期间，新南威尔士州 (NSW) 的 129 名 ID 囚犯从第一次成人监禁中获释。在后续期间，相关的监管数据显示，72% (813) 的 ID 囚犯和从第一次成人监禁中获释返回监狱，其中 76% (617) 没有获得释放后残疾支持。本研究发现，27% (308) 的研究队列在从成人监护权释放后接受了残疾支持服务。接受残疾支持与较低的再入狱风险相关，而较年轻和较短的羁押时间与较高的再入狱风险相关。