The study found that women with the early-teen foster care experience had higher rates of re-incarceration than women without foster care, regardless of whether they were reunited with their parents. The adverse association between the first foster care placement during early-teens and re-incarceration was particularly stronger among former female inmates with low education or history of drug addiction than others. The study concluded that incarcerated women with foster care experiences, especially in their early teens, need more attention and extra support from the appropriate institutions upon their release. In addition, it seems that foster care can work as a strong signal of possible re-incarceration among women with low education and history of drug addiction. (Publisher abstract modified)
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