Reconstructive Justice — Public Health Policy to End Mass Incarceration

Reinhart, Eric

doi:10.1056/nejmms2208239

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“…In step with this cautious idealism, outside the world of surgery, accompaniment can inform other medical specialties and clinical disciplines, as well as societal responses to inequities in health care and beyond 69 . To fundamentally address the structural drivers of health inequities, there needs to be change at a societal level.…”

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The Power of Proximity: Toward an Ethic of Accompaniment in Surgical Care

Nicholson,

Bodd,

Sarosi

et al. 2024

Hastings Center Report

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Although the field of surgical ethics focuses primarily on informed consent, surgical decision‐making, and research ethics, some surgeons have started to consider ethical questions regarding justice and solidarity with poor and minoritized populations. To date, those calling for social justice in surgical care have emphasized increased diversity within the ranks of the surgical profession. This article, in contrast, foregrounds the agency of those most affected by injustice by bringing to bear an ethic of accompaniment. The ethic of accompaniment is born from a theological tradition that has motivated work to improve health outcomes in those at the margins through its emphasis on listening, solidarity against systemic drivers of disease, and proximity to individuals and communities. Through a review of surgical ethics and exploration of a central patient case, we argue for applying an ethic of accompaniment to the care of surgical patients and their communities.

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Section: Toward An Ethic Of Accompaniment In Surgical Carementioning

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The Power of Proximity: Toward an Ethic of Accompaniment in Surgical Care

Nicholson,

Bodd,

Sarosi

et al. 2024

Hastings Center Report

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“…Thus, we feel it would be too soon to outright dismiss the role of CHSs among probation given the qualitative results and the call for public health integration among criminal justice settings (Hawks et al, 2022; Reinhart, 2023). Indeed, control group officers who were not afforded the CHS partnership voiced that they would have preferred to have such a collaboration to help attend to all the responsibilities expected of them.…”

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“…Indeed, control group officers who were not afforded the CHS partnership voiced that they would have preferred to have such a collaboration to help attend to all the responsibilities expected of them. In light of arguments supporting the expanded use of community health workers to reduce mass incarceration (Reinhart, 2023), it is timely to ask the question: Are we simply asking too much of probation officers? Several studies of supervising officers allude to this being the case (see Blasko et al, 2022): Officers appear to inconsistently integrate risk/needs assessment instruments for case management purposes, if they use them at all (Bonta et al, 2011; Viglione et al, 2015), misunderstand how to use (or simply do not use) evidence-based practices (Blasko et al, 2016; Ingel et al, 2022), and are embedded in organizational systems that prioritize consistency and hierarchy over innovation and adaptation (Mackey et al, 2022).…”

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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Community Health Specialists Within Gender-Responsive Probation Supervision

Salisbury

Belisle

Mercier

et al. 2023

Feminist Criminology

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A randomized controlled trial was conducted to assess the experiences of women probationers engaged in gender-responsive supervision with community health supports versus ‘gender-responsive supervision as usual.’ Treatment group participants engaged in a new supervision model in a large metropolitan county in a Western state which was created to improve their specific responsivity needs and public health supports. The Women’s Reentry Assessment, Programming, and Services (WRAPS) model included enhanced wraparound, gender-responsive, and trauma-informed supervision that incorporated Community Health Specialists (CHSs) working alongside probation officers. Although the WRAPS intervention did not reduce recidivism relative to the control group, there is evidence that gender-responsive probation supervision does reduce recidivism overall when compared to baseline. Findings from interview data indicate strong support for gender-responsive probation in general and the WRAPS model in particular. Clients and staff viewed the CHS role as highly impactful in addressing women’s specific responsivity needs and supporting women’s success. Recommendations surrounding gender-responsive probation and integration of public health staff are discussed.

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“…Incarceration causes suffering to all it touches, with the negative health effects of the carceral system resulting in profound intergenerational harm to incarcerated individuals, their families, and communities . Some ill effects also spread to those overseeing custody, with correctional officers demonstrating increased rates of posttraumatic stress disorder and suicide .…”

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Cooperation Between Medical and Correctional Stakeholders

Haber,

Williams

2024

JAMA Intern Med

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To the Editor Medical care is typically a private matter; however, when we care for individuals who are incarcerated, a third actor is forcibly introduced into the space between patient and clinician-a state agent tasked with maintaining custody of the patient, and beholden to correctional not medical standards. The care of incarcerated individuals in community medical centers tends to illuminate this complex medical−correctional interface.Introduction of carceral stakeholders into the hospital precipitates conscious and unconscious deviations to usual practice by clinicians. The study by Batbold et al 1 highlights important inconsistencies in surrogate decision-making as one such deviation, although correctional influence similarly affects incarcerated patient's health privacy, transitions of care, and even the ability to lie unchained in a hospital bed. 2 Incarceration causes suffering to all it touches, with the negative health effects of the carceral system resulting in profound intergenerational harm to incarcerated individuals, their families, and communities. 3 Some ill effects also spread to those overseeing custody, with correctional officers demonstrating increased rates of posttraumatic stress disorder and suicide. 4 Providing humane care for incarcerated individuals stands to benefit all.Yet calls to improve care often fall on the individual clinician or health care system, with little consideration for meaningful collaboration with correctional officials to create ethical approaches to care or pathways for communication in advance of medical events. The work by Batbold et al 1 offers a hopeful glimpse into what proactive, cooperative efforts between medical and correctional systems could look like, finding several instances where "collaborative communication between the clinical team and prison employees" identified appropriate surrogates for unrepresented patients or redirected medical practitioners to correct surrogacy pathways.As long as incarceration exists, proceeding in a unilateral manner and disregarding the presence and potential partner-ship of correctional stakeholders will delay efforts to improve the health of the 2 million adults held in the US criminal justice system. Collaboration between medical and correctional systems is required if we envision a future where health care professionals and correctional officers are similarly invested in the well-being of the individuals in our dual charge, with clear delineation of responsibilities, unified guiding principles for care, and a commitment to ethically sound practices. 5

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Reconstructive Justice — Public Health Policy to End Mass Incarceration

Cited by 10 publications

References 22 publications

The Power of Proximity: Toward an Ethic of Accompaniment in Surgical Care

The Power of Proximity: Toward an Ethic of Accompaniment in Surgical Care

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Community Health Specialists Within Gender-Responsive Probation Supervision

Cooperation Between Medical and Correctional Stakeholders

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