Crossposted from Public Health Insider

A disproportionate number of people in jails and prisons have chronic medical or behavioral health conditions. When people leave jail, it’s a unique moment to connect them to services in the community that they may not have known about before.

A team of social workers at Public Health – Seattle & King County works with people who will be released from jail to link them to vital services, ensuring people receive the care, medications and support they need to make a smooth transition from incarceration to the community.

Maliha is a social worker in the Release Planning Program. For this Portrait of Public Health, we asked her about her experiences working with people with a range of health conditions as they transition out of incarceration. Read more.