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The study included all adults (aged 18-64 years) released from a Wisconsin state correctional facility between April 1, 2015, and June 30, 2017, after incarceration of at least 31 days who enrolled in Medicaid within the month of release. Analyses were conducted between May 2022 and May 2024.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-zoi241725-7\"><jats:title>Exposure<\/jats:title><jats:p>Receipt of a prescription medication commonly used for treatment of certain chronic conditions during the last 3 months of incarceration.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-zoi241725-8\"><jats:title>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title><jats:p>The primary outcome was medication continuity, which was defined as having a prescription medication claim in the first 6 months after release that was within the same chronic condition therapeutic class as the medication received during the last 3 months of incarceration.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-zoi241725-9\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>This cohort study included 13\u202f792 individual releases representing 12\u202f960 individuals from the Wisconsin state prison system who immediately enrolled in Medicaid upon release. These individuals had a mean (SD) age of 35.5 (10.5) years; 89.5% were male. In terms of race, 38.5% of individuals were Black and 57.2% were White. For one-third of individual Medicaid-enrolled releases (4302 [31.2%]), the individual received a prescription medication for a chronic condition. Prescription continuity was observed for 51.7%, with variability across drug class ranging from less than 20.0% to 71.6%. Classes with the highest continuity (eg, thyroid agents) were also those that treated serious chronic conditions, although gaps between realized and clinically recommended care remained. Continuity varied by race, sex, and age. Individuals with continuity were more likely to have had an outpatient visit in the 6 months following release than those without continuity (93.9% vs 55.6%; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001) despite similar Medicaid enrollment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-zoi241725-10\"><jats:title>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title><jats:p>In this study, prescription continuity between prison release and the community was limited, even for drugs with high clinical need and relevance for population health and especially among individuals who did not receive outpatient care in the 6 months post incarceration. 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