2024
How Should a Medical-Legal Partnership Address Unique Needs of People With Criminal Legal System Involvement?
Puglisi L, Bhandary-Alexander J. How Should a Medical-Legal Partnership Address Unique Needs of People With Criminal Legal System Involvement? The AMA Journal Of Ethic 2024, 26: e634-639. PMID: 39088410, DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical-legal partnershipCriminal legal system involvementLegal system involvementLegal needsCollateral consequences of mass incarcerationConsequences of mass incarcerationHealth-harming legal needsCivil legal needsState policy changesCollateral consequencesMass incarcerationLegal partnerMedical-legalPolicy changesCriminalsCommunity health workersIncarcerationPostreleaseSystem involvementUnique needsUnited StatesHealth workersCommunityPeopleNeeds“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
Cancer 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-19JailMembersCommunityOutreachFearFriendsPandemicIndividualsThe Association Between Civil Legal Needs After Incarceration, Psychosocial Stress, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
Lu B, Thomas K, Feder S, Bhandary-Alexander J, Aminawung J, Puglisi L. The Association Between Civil Legal Needs After Incarceration, Psychosocial Stress, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors. The Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2023, 51: 856-864. PMID: 38477262, PMCID: PMC10937168, DOI: 10.1017/jme.2024.26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLegal needsCardiovascular disease risk factorsDisease risk factorsCivil legal needsIncarcerated peoplePsychosocial stressAssociated with psychosocial stressRelease peoplePublic benefitsRisk factorsHigh blood pressureHealthcare accessRe-entryHigh cholesterolIncarcerationBlood pressureNeedsAssociationPeoplePsychosocialHealthcareSocietyDebtCardiovascularHealth
2022
Attending to cardiovascular disease risk factors after incarceration: A study of empowerment and structural barriers to care
Wright K, Zachary W, Puglisi LB, Butler K, Surkan PJ. Attending to cardiovascular disease risk factors after incarceration: A study of empowerment and structural barriers to care. Health & Social Care In The Community 2022, 30: e6112-e6121. PMID: 36178139, PMCID: PMC9771929, DOI: 10.1111/hsc.14048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural barriersQualitative dataExperiences of peopleStudy of empowermentQualitative thematic analysisKey informantsEmpowerment theoryCardiovascular disease risk factorsThematic analysisState medical systemEmpowermentIncarcerationDisease risk factorsPersonal motivationRisk factorsTheoretical constructsUnited StatesPeopleInteractive discussion forumsDiscussion forumsImproved accessMedical systemHealthcare systemExperience difficultiesElevated CVD risk
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 involvementA roadmap for cardiovascular care after release from incarceration: uses of a smartphone application
Surkan PJ, Puglisi LB, Butler K, Elmi N, Zachary WW. A roadmap for cardiovascular care after release from incarceration: uses of a smartphone application. Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2021, 28: 1849-1857. PMID: 34142142, PMCID: PMC8499679, DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocab079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular healthRisk factorsCVD risk factorsRisk factor managementMultiple barriersInductive thematic codingCVD needFactor managementCardiovascular careHealth access issuesBehavioral healthHealth insuranceCareNeeds of peopleSocietal reintegrationHealthQualitative softwareSocial servicesFocus groupsApp featuresSmartphone applicationSmartphone appIncarcerationThematic coding
2020
Debt, Incarceration, and Re-entry: a Scoping Review
Harper A, Ginapp C, Bardelli T, Grimshaw A, Justen M, Mohamedali A, Thomas I, Puglisi L. Debt, Incarceration, and Re-entry: a Scoping Review. American Journal Of Criminal Justice 2020, 46: 250-278. PMID: 32837173, PMCID: PMC7417202, DOI: 10.1007/s12103-020-09559-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCriminal justice systemExperience of incarcerationCriminal justice involvementJustice-involved populationsCriminal justice populationsUnited StatesReentry experiencesReentry outcomesJustice systemChild supportEveryday survivalBurden of debtExtensive reformsForm of debtFamily structureJustice involvementJustice populationsIncarcerationDebt burdenFinancial hardshipOriginal researchDebtScoping ReviewPeopleFinancial debt