Criminal Justice Health References and Resources for Health Care Professionals

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Alper et al. 2018 update on prisoner recidivism: A 9-year follow-up period (2005-2014). Bureau of Justice Statistics, May 2018, NCJ 250975.
Bourgois P et al. Structural vulnerability: Operationalizing the concept to address health disparities in clinical care. Acad Med. 2017;92(3):299.
Puglisi L. et al. What does health justice look like for people returning from incarceration? AMA J of Ethics. 2017;19(9):903.
Wang EA et al. Engaging individuals recently released from prison into primary care: A randomized trial. Am J of Public Health. 2012;102(9):e22
Kendig NE. The potential to advance health care in the US criminal justice system. JAMA. 2016;316(4):387.
Kendig NE. Correctional health systems and collaboration with academic medicine. JAMA 2004;292(4):502.

Allen B et al. Games Criminals Play: How You Can Profit from Knowing Them. Rae John, Sacramento, CA, February, 1981.
Rold WJ. Thirty years after Estelle v. Gamble: A legal retrospective. J of Correctional Health Care. 2008;14(1):11-20.
Medical Autonomy and Incident Reporting, Position Statement, National Commission on Correctional Health Care, October 2015.
Correctional Health Professionals’ Response to Inmate Abuse, Position Statement, National Commission on Correctional Health Care, April 2017.
Peteet T. et al. How should a health care professional respond to an incarcerated patient’s request for a particular treatment? AMA J of Ethics. 2017;19(9):894.
Sue K. How to talk with patients about incarceration and health. AMA J of Ethics. 2017;19(9):885.
Nguyen TT et al. Words matter: a call for humanizing and respectful language to describe people who experience incarceration. BMC International Health and Human Rights 2018;18:41.

Ranapunwala SI et al. Opioid overdose mortality among former North Carolina inmates: 2000-2015. Am J Public Health. 2018;108:1207.
Binswanger, IA et al. Release from prison --- A high risk of death for former inmates. N Engl J Med. 2007;356:157.
Kinlock TW et al. A randomized clinical trial of methadone maintenance for prisoners: Results at twelve-months post-release. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2009;37(3):277.
Green TC et al. Postincarceration fatal overdose after implementing medications for addiction treatment in a Statewide correctional system. JAMA Psychiatry. 2018;75(4):405.
Osher F et al. Adults with Behavioral Health Needs Under Correctional Supervision: A Shared Framework for Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery, 2012.
Council of State Governments Justice Center.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Guidelines for Successful Transition of People with Mental or Substance Use Disorders from Jail and Prison: Implementation Guide. (SMA)-16-4998. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2017.
Jail-based Medication-Assisted Treatment, Promising Practices, Guidelines, and Resources for the Field, October 2018, National Commission on Correctional Health Care.
Cramer RJ. Suicide prevention in correctional settings: current standards and recommendations for research, prevention, and training. J of Correctional Health Care. 2017;23(3):313.

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Iroh PA et al. The HIV care cascade before, during, and after incarceration: A systematic review and data synthesis. Am J Public Health. 2015;105:e5.
Administrative Management of HIV in Correctional Institutions. National Commission on Correctional Health Care Position Statement, October 2014.
Cunningham WE et al. Effectiveness of a peer navigation intervention to sustain viral suppression among HIV-positive men and transgender women released from jail. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2018;178(4):542.
Schmit K et al. High completion rate for 12 weekly doses of isoniazid with rifapentine as treatment for latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. J Public Health Management and Practice. 2019;25(2):E1.
Botulism outbreak from drinking poison-made illicit alcohol in a Federal correctional facility – Mississippi, June 2016. MMWR. 2017;65(52):1491.

Murphey D et al. Parents behind bars: What happens to their children? Child Trends, October 2015.
Heard-Garris N, et al. Health care use and health behaviors among young adults with a history of parental incarceration. Pediatrics. 2018;142(3):e20174314.
Women’s health care in correctional settings, NCCHC Position Statement, October 2014.
Beck AJ. Sexual victimization in prisons and jails reported by inmates, 2011-2012. Supplemental tables: Prevalence of sexual victimization among transgender adult inmates. Bureau of Justice Statistics, NCJ 241399, December 2014.
National Center for Transgender Equality, 2018. Policies to increase safety and respect for transgender prisoners.
Kendig N. et al. Developing correctional policy, practice, and clinical care considerations for incarcerated transgender patients through collaborative stakeholder engagement. J of Correctional Health Care. (Published on-line June 26, 2019).
Bacak V. et al. Incarceration as a health determinant for sexual orientation and gender minority persons. Am J of Public Health. 2018;108(8):994.
William BA et al. Aging in correctional custody: Setting a policy agenda for older prisoner health care. American J of Public Health. 2012;102(8):1475.