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‘I just couldn’t stop crying’: How prison affects Black men’s mental health long after they’ve been released

  • Written by Helena Addison, Postdoctoral fellow, Yale University
‘I just couldn’t stop crying’: How prison affects Black men’s mental health long after they’ve been releasedBlack men who have been incarcerated have elevated rates of PTSD, depression and psychological distress.da-kuk/E+ Collection via Getty Images

Mike returned home to Philadelphia after a 15-year prison sentence and suffered an emotional breakdown.

“I just couldn’t stop crying … I don’t know. It was the anxiety. It was just a...

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