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
COVID-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
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