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
The 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
Paths to Improving Pandemic Preparedness in Jails and Prisons: Perspectives of Incarcerated People and Correctional Staff
Puglisi L, Rosenberg A, Credle M, Negron T, Martin R, Maner M, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wang E. Paths to Improving Pandemic Preparedness in Jails and Prisons: Perspectives of Incarcerated People and Correctional Staff. American Journal Of Public Health 2022, 112: s869-s873. PMID: 36446054, PMCID: PMC9707706, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.306956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 in Carceral Systems: A Review
Puglisi L, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wang E. COVID-19 in Carceral Systems: A Review. Annual Review Of Criminology 2022, 6: 399-422. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-criminol-030521-103146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19Effectiveness of preventionCOVID-19 incidenceVaccine uptakeHealth outcomesExcess deathsIncarcerated peopleHealth systemHealth effectsFuture pandemicsPast pandemicsVaccinationCOVID-19 pandemicHealth researchDisease epidemiologyProlonged quarantineSmall minorityPandemicCorrectional facilitiesHospitalizationReviewEpidemiologyInfluenzaPrevalenceStaff
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
2019
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among Incarcerated Individuals: a Review of the Literature and Focus on Patient Preference
Puglisi L, Bedell P, Steiner A, Wang E. Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among Incarcerated Individuals: a Review of the Literature and Focus on Patient Preference. Current Addiction Reports 2019, 6: 365-373. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-019-00283-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient preferencesMOUD treatmentUse disordersEffectiveness studiesOpioid use disorderChronic health conditionsNeed-based factorsPatient-centered researchCommon diagnosisPatients' perceptionsTreatment utilizationTreatment decisionsMOUDTreatment engagementIncarcerated peopleHealth needsMedicationsStudy designHealth conditionsVulnerable populationsTreatmentDisordersIncarcerated individualsFuture studiesCorrectional populations