@article{ref1,
title=""Nothing but a rope to hang yourself:" the toll of mass supervision on mental well-being",
journal="SSM - mental health",
year="2023",
author="LeMasters, Katherine and Camp, Hannah and Benson, Angela and Corsi, Christopher and Cullins, Zaire and Brinkley-Rubinstein, Lauren",
volume="4",
number="",
pages="e100269-e100269",
abstract="While incarceration has proven detrimental to mental well-being, it remains unknown if community supervision is better for mental well-being than incarceration. Our objective was to explore the individual- and community-level relationships between community supervision and mental well-being and to examine inequities by race. We conducted 20 in-depth interviews with individuals on community supervision (e.g., probation, parole) in North Carolina and conducted thematic analysis separately by race. For many, criminal legal involvement began at a young age, often due to substance use for White individuals or over-policing for Black participants. The themes were: (1) &quot;It's a Thursday. Move on.&quot;: surviving over the life course in the context of the criminal legal system; (2) &quot;Merry go round of death&quot;: the criminal legal system as a trap; (3) &quot;I love you, but I have to love you from over here&quot;: social support as a double-edged sword while on community supervision; and (4) &quot; [Probation] ain't nothing but a rope to hang yourself&quot;: mental health issues created and exacerbated by criminal legal involvement. Individuals' experiences on community supervision were often dehumanizing and difficult, preventing them from achieving well-being. This system must be redesigned to meet individual and community needs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2666-5603",
doi="10.1016/j.ssmmh.2023.100269",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2023.100269"
}