Understanding the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California: Summary

Davis, Lois M.; Nicosia, Nancy; Overton, Adrian; Miyashiro, Lisa; Derose, Kathryn Pitkin; Fain, Terry; Turner, Susan; Steinberg, Paul Ian; Williams, Eugene

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“…They come from a small, selective sample of HIV-positive former prisoners from Los Angeles. Although, Los Angeles County is of particular importance because over one-third of all California state prisoners return to the County (Davis et al, 2009), Black men are overrepresented in our sample and women and men of other race/ethnicities are underrepresented. Women and men of other backgrounds may experience other barriers to care or be best supported by different facilitators than those identified here.…”

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“…Hence, incarcerated persons who are living with HIV often experience comorbidities, intense socioeconomic needs, and potential high risk for HIV progression and transmission. Without adequate engagement with appropriate medical and social services for this population during reentry to society, their health and the health of the communities they return to can be negatively impacted (Davis et al, 2009). …”

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Facilitators of HIV Medical Care Engagement Among Former Prisoners

Bracken¹,

Hilliard²,

McCuller³

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AIDS Education and Prevention

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Linkage to and retention in medical care is a concern for HIV-positive individuals leaving custody settings in the United States. The minimal existing research points to low rates of entry into care in the months following release and lapsed viral control among releasees who are subsequently reincarcerated. We conducted seven small focus group discussions with 27 HIV-positive individuals who were recently incarceration in a California State prison to understand those factors that facilitated linkage to and retention in HIV care following their release. We used a consensual approach to code and analyze the focus group transcripts. Four main themes emerged from the analysis: 1) interpersonal relationships, 2) professional relationships, 3) coping strategies and resources, and 4) individual attitudes. Improving HIV-related outcomes among individuals after their release from prison requires strengthening supportive relationships, fostering the appropriate attitudes and skills, and ensuring access to resources that stabilize daily living and facilitate the process of accessing care.

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Facilitators of HIV Medical Care Engagement Among Former Prisoners

Bracken¹,

Hilliard²,

McCuller³

et al. 2015

AIDS Education and Prevention

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“…In California, for example, the composition and capacity of the health care safety net-including hospitals, clinics, mental health services, and substance abuse treatment services-for individuals returning from prison or jail has been shown to vary widely between and within counties. Similarly, access to health care resources for this population varies by type of these services, geographic area, and race/ethnicity (Davis et al, 2009). Returning citizens also tend to experience multiple health and social morbidities as well as persistent health care disparities.…”

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“…Given the geographic breadth of LA County, the study team believed it important to scope the study to a particular community so that returning citizens and providers would have the same frame of reference when sharing experiences of the reentry process, even if individual participants did not have prior direct service interactions with each other. We selected the South LA service area based on the diversity of the community, range of service providers, and its prominence as a main destination for individuals released from the county jail system (Davis et al, 2009).…”

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Co-Design of Services for Health and Reentry (CO-SHARE): An Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) Pilot Study with Individuals Returning to Community from Jail and Service Providers in Los Angeles County

Mendel

Davis

Turner

et al. 2019

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“…The majority of them face significant disadvantages, including limited access to health care, housing, education, and employment (Davis et al 2009; Rich 2001). Ex-offenders also face multiple challenges upon reentry back into society, including poor physical (Fickenscher et al 2001) and mental health (Staton et al 2003), as well as problems with drug addiction and high-risk lifestyles (Nyamathi et al 2014), and a lack of employable skills (Bahr et al 2010).…”

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A randomized clinical trial of tailored interventions for health promotion and recidivism reduction among homeless parolees: outcomes and cost analysis

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Objectives This study conducted a randomized controlled trial with 600 recently released homeless men exiting California jails and prisons. Methods The purpose of this study was to primarily ascertain how different levels of intensity in peer coaching and nurse-partnered intervention programs may impact reentry outcomes; specifically: (a) an intensive peer coach and nurse case managed (PC-NCM) program; (b) an intermediate peer coaching (PC) program with brief nurse counseling; and (c) the usual care (UC) program involving limited peer coaching and brief nurse counseling. Secondary outcomes evaluated the operational cost of each program. Results When compared to baseline, all three groups made progress on key health-related outcomes during the 12-month intervention period; further, 84.5 % of all participants eligible for hepatitis A/B vaccination completed their vaccine series. The results of the detailed operational cost analysis suggest the least costly approach (i.e., UC), which accounted for only 2.11 % of the total project expenditure, was as effective in achieving comparable outcomes for this parolee population as the PC-NCM and PC approaches, which accounted for 53.98 % and 43.91 %, respectively, of the project budget. Conclusions In this study, all three intervention strategies were found to be comparable in achieving a high rate of vaccine completion, which over time will likely produce tremendous savings to the public health system.

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Understanding the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California: Summary

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Facilitators of HIV Medical Care Engagement Among Former Prisoners

Facilitators of HIV Medical Care Engagement Among Former Prisoners

Co-Design of Services for Health and Reentry (CO-SHARE): An Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) Pilot Study with Individuals Returning to Community from Jail and Service Providers in Los Angeles County

A randomized clinical trial of tailored interventions for health promotion and recidivism reduction among homeless parolees: outcomes and cost analysis

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