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Childhood Trauma Incidence Higher Among Those Incarcerated
Loaded on Jan. 15, 2025
by Anthony Accurso
published in Prison Legal News
January, 2025, page 45
Filed under:
Battered Child/Spouse Evidence.
Location:
Minnesota.
by Anthony W. Accurso
A study released in March 2024 by the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) found that incidence of childhood trauma was higher among state prisoners than those not incarcerated. The rate rose even further when limited to prisoners subjected to discipline. For women prisoners, it was higher ...
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