Verkkothis perspective presents a model that integrates mechanisms that explain the association between stigma and mental health that are shared across. Verkkoresearchers have yet to systematically review what is known about stigma related to criminal legal involvement as experienced by individuals with a history of incarceration. Verkkothis study aims to explore incarcerated individuals' perceptions of social support from various sources in the transition from community to prison, its. Verkkowe explore how the stigma imposed on individuals with prior experiences of incarceration interacts with the employment programming. Verkkothis article describes overlapping links among incarceration, poor health, race, and stigma, and stigma's impact on the health of former prisoners and.