Returning home during the pandemic: a thematic analysis describing experiences of people with substance use disorders released early from New Jersey prisons during COVID-19

Table 1 Respondent Characteristics (N = 27)

	N	Median/Percentage^a
Releasee Respondents	21	77.8%
Median Age (Range)	21	44.7(31–60) years^b
Sex
Female	2	9.5%
Male	19	90.5%
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	8	38.1%
Non-Hispanic Black	10	47.6%
Hispanic	2	9.5%
Native American	1	4.8%
Service Provider Respondents	6	22.2%

^aDemographic details for service provider respondents are not provided, in efforts to maintain anonymity, given the close-knit nature of community service provision. Only “Releasee Respondents” and “Service Provider Respondents” percentages are calculated in terms of total participant pool. All releasee respondent demographics percentages are calculated in terms of total releasee respondent pool
^b1 releasee respondent declined to share their age

ISSN: 2194-7899