Partners

JCOIN’s Chestnut Health Systems Research Center utilizes community engagement and participatory research in its research division, the Lighthouse Institute. Created in 1985 to conduct community-based research, evaluation, and training, the Lighthouse Institute currently operates offices in Bloomington-Normal, IL, Chicago, IL, Eugene, OR, and Oshkosh, WI. The Lighthouse outreach team focuses on communities in Chicago with…

In honor of Juneteenth, the JCOIN Equity Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) team is shining a spotlight on the exceptional contributions of individuals within the Network who are of African ancestry. These individuals have made a lasting impact at JCOIN and beyond. JEDI has launched a new website that showcases the EDI-related work accomplished at the…

Culture and climate are at the forefront of many discussions in prisons/jails, in research domains, and among the general public. These issues are also at the forefront of the research study behind this podcast. The four articles we present in this podcast cover some of the key ideas or talking points that contextualize these conversations…

TaLisa J. Carter, Ph.D. Is a native of Long Island, New York,  and is anAssistant Professor in the Department of Justice, Law & Criminology at American University in Washington, D.C., an Affiliated Scholar at Urban Institute, and an Affiliate with the Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence! at George Mason University. Previously, she worked as a Deputy…

The Capacity Building Core, which is part of JCOIN’s Coordination and Translation Center (CTC), has launched the Learning Experiences to Advance Practice (LEAP) education program to support investigators and scholars with training and knowledge to conduct research and build research capacity within justice and health settings. LEAP SCHOLARS The LEAP Scholar track supports clinicians or…

Our interviews with residents overwhelmingly suggest that staff in many prisons/jails are not acting in ways consistent with cultural competency. Two of the biggest issues relate to race/ethnicity and gender/sexual identity. In this episode, we present, with sensitivity, information that may help correctional staff understand these issues in a deeper and more meaningful way, using…

Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) and Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) are evidence based/informed practices that show tremendous promise in carceral settings. To educate correctional staff and administrators about medication for SUD/OUD in prisons, we selected three articles that highlight what these treatments are, how jails/prisons can partner with community providers to offer them, and…

The JCOIN Training & Engagement Center (JTEC) is a free educational platform for criminal legal and health professionals. JTEC was developed as part of the CTC website to provide pandemic-friendly learning resources for a variety of audiences. As of Spring 2024, JTEC hosts over 60 courses, more than 30 recorded webinars, 8 quick lessons, and…

The Capacity Building Core, which is part of JCOIN’s Coordination and Translation Center (CTC), has launched the Learning Experiences to Advance Practice (LEAP) education program to support Investigators and Scholars with training and knowledge to conduct research and build research capacity within criminal legal and health settings. The LEAP program is a one—to two-year pilot…