“I feel like marijuana is the only drug that wouldn’t kill me”: perceptions of cannabis use in previously incarcerated Black men who have sex with other men
Fragmented state laws have impacted cannabis uptake and perceptions in the USA. Little research has explored the attitudes, beliefs, and social network influences of young Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) who have experienced incarceration and use cannabis….
“I Just Don’t Know What to Believe”: Sensemaking during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Criminal Legal Involved Communities
Through a study funded by the NIH RADX-UP initiative, this project explores the process of sensemaking amid misinformation, trust/mistrust, and vulnerability during the pandemic among criminal-legal involved communities in three central states (Illinois, Louisiana, and Arkansas).
Identifying and treating incarcerated women experiencing SUDs: A review
While research on substance use disorder (SUD) treatment among justice-involved populations has grown in recent years, the majority of corrections-based SUD studies have predominantly included incarcerated men or men on community supervision. This review 1) highlights special considerations for incarcerated…
Impact of post-incarceration care engagement interventions on HIV transmission among young Black men who have sex with men and their sexual partners: An agent-based network modeling study
Understanding the impact of incarceration on HIV transmission among Black men who have sex with men is important given their disproportionate representation among people experiencing incarceration and the potential impact of incarceration on social and sexual networks, employment, housing, and…
Implementation of peer recovery coach services for opioid overdose patients in emergency departments in Indiana: Findings from an informal learning collaborative of stakeholders
This study presents qualitative analysis of the teleconference meeting discussions that guided RCPSI implementation to display how the informal learning collaborative functioned to support implementation.
Improving retention across the OUD service cascade upon reentry from jail using Recovery Management Checkups-Adaptive (RMC-A) experiment
This study will test an adapted version of Recovery Management Checkups (RMC), which provide treatment linkage, retention support, and re-linkage, among released incarcerated individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD), to determine if this type of ongoing support improves the effectiveness…
Increasing availability of COVID-19 vaccine to older adults under community supervision
Vaccinating adults who are involved with the carceral system, particularly those aged 55 or older, is crucial to containing the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA, particularly as variants continue to emerge and spread. Improving access to the Covid-19 vaccine and…
Increasing Medicaid enrollment among formerly incarcerated adults
This study examined the association between expanded Medicaid eligibility and prerelease Medicaid enrollment assistance on Medicaid enrollment for recently incarcerated adults in Wisconsin. The results indicate a statistically significant increase in Medicaid enrollment both after eligibility expansion and enrollment assistance…