2024
“It’s just us sitting there for 23 hours like we done something wrong”: Isolation, incarceration, and the COVID-19 pandemic
Rosenberg A, Puglisi L, Thomas K, Halberstam A, Martin R, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wang E. “It’s just us sitting there for 23 hours like we done something wrong”: Isolation, incarceration, and the COVID-19 pandemic. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0297518. PMID: 38354166, PMCID: PMC10866499, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncarcerated peopleCarceral settingsUnited States prisonsState prisonsMedical isolationCOVID-19 pandemicJailPrisonIsolation policyUnited StatesSocial relationshipsCOVID-19PolicyMental healthSocial contactPeopleIncarcerationPunishmentNegative impactFacility leadershipPandemicUnitsDiverse locationsEmploymentResults long term
2023
“What if that’s your last sleep?” A qualitative exploration of the trauma of incarceration and sleep
Elumn J, Li P, Lytell M, Garcia M, Wang E, Yaggi H. “What if that’s your last sleep?” A qualitative exploration of the trauma of incarceration and sleep. SLEEP Advances 2023, 5: zpad055. PMID: 38314119, PMCID: PMC10838125, DOI: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHistory of incarcerationSleep problemsSleep healthSleep health disparitiesMulti-level interventionsResults Three themesDescription of sleepLast sleepSleep disordersSleep qualityObjective sleepHealth disparitiesSleepHealth of peopleReflexive thematic analysisLack of accessPaucity of researchTraumaHealthIssues of safetyQualitative explorationThematic analysisPhysical environmental factorsSemi-structured interviewsIncarcerationCancer equity for those impacted by mass incarceration
Ramaswamy M, Manz C, Kouyoumdjian F, Vest N, Puglisi L, Wang E, Salyer C, Osei B, Zaller N, Rebbeck T. Cancer equity for those impacted by mass incarceration. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 115: 1128-1131. PMID: 37219371, PMCID: PMC10560595, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer disparitiesBetter cancer preventionHistory of incarcerationCancer preventionHealth promotionTreatment servicesCommunity careHealth insuranceIncarceration historyHealth linkagesCommunity advocatesEducation of professionalsIncarcerationCliniciansDisparitiesHistoryCarePreventionCarceral settingsCOVID-19 vaccine deliberation in individuals directly impacted by incarceration
Kim C, Aminawung J, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wang E, Puglisi L. COVID-19 vaccine deliberation in individuals directly impacted by incarceration. Vaccine 2023, 41: 3475-3480. PMID: 37127524, PMCID: PMC10130327, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.04.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCriminal legal systemLegal systemCommunities of colorMass incarcerationPolitical toolStructural barriersCommunity membersRepresentative surveyVaccine outreachDeliberationIncarcerationClose friendsFamily membersFuture pandemicsPrisonDistrustCOVID-19JailMembersCommunityOutreachFearFriendsPandemicIndividualsCOVID-19 amplified racial disparities in the US criminal legal system
Klein B, Ogbunugafor C, Schafer B, Bhadricha Z, Kori P, Sheldon J, Kaza N, Sharma A, Wang E, Eliassi-Rad T, Scarpino S, Hinton E. COVID-19 amplified racial disparities in the US criminal legal system. Nature 2023, 617: 344-350. PMID: 37076624, PMCID: PMC10172107, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05980-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCriminal legal systemLegal systemPrison populationRacial inequalityUS prison populationRacial disparitiesAverage sentence lengthWhite peopleDistrict of ColumbiaPrisoner demographicsPrison systemIncarcerated peopleIncarceration ratesUS prisonsMass incarcerationSentence lengthPrisonRacial compositionIncarcerationLatino peopleSocial sciencesCOVID-19InequalityDisparitiesPeople
2021
Community investment interventions as a means for decarceration: A scoping review
Hawks L, Lopoo E, Puglisi L, Cellini J, Thompson K, Halberstam A, Tolliver D, Martinez-Hamilton S, Wang E. Community investment interventions as a means for decarceration: A scoping review. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2021, 8: 100150. PMID: 36778729, PMCID: PMC9903691, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2021.100150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMass incarcerationPublic health prevention frameworkPost-secondary educationSocial support servicesNurse Family Partnership programmeCommunity-level impactsIncarcerated studentsCommunity investmentDecarcerationIncarcerated peopleCommunity-based programsLegislative actionSupport servicesCommunity resourcesPrevention frameworkPartnership ProgramInvestment interventionsCOVID-19 pandemicLegal outcomesUnited StatesIncarcerationEarly childhood educational interventionPeer supportEducationLegal involvement
2017
Mass incarceration, public health, and widening inequality in the USA
Wildeman C, Wang EA. Mass incarceration, public health, and widening inequality in the USA. The Lancet 2017, 389: 1464-1474. PMID: 28402828, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)30259-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term improvementPublic health implicationsFamily membersHarms of incarcerationHealth disparitiesNegative health impactsMental healthPhysical healthFemale partnersHealth implicationsSeries paperHealth impactsPublic healthBlack womenBlack menHealthBlack populationIncarcerated menMenQuasi-experimental designHarmful effectsIncarceration
2014
High Incarceration Rates Among Black Men Enrolled In Clinical Studies May Compromise Ability To Identify Disparities
Wang EA, Aminawung JA, Wildeman C, Ross JS, Krumholz HM. High Incarceration Rates Among Black Men Enrolled In Clinical Studies May Compromise Ability To Identify Disparities. Health Affairs 2014, 33: 848-855. PMID: 24799583, PMCID: PMC4065793, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical studiesHealth outcomesBlack menProspective clinical studyObservational clinical researchBlood InstituteNational HeartClinical researchWhite womenRacial disparitiesWhite menMinimal riskMenBlack womenHigh rateJail inmatesMinority populationsWomenOutcomesEffects of incarcerationImpact of incarcerationHigh incarceration ratesIncarcerationLungFollow