Home      Login

Abstract: 

Our regular review of important research includes “Evaluation of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Colorectal Cancer Screening Practices for Inmates and Its Clinical Follow-up on Screenings,” by U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, published in DOJ-OIG-25-057 (2025); “Racial and Ethnic Differences in Hospitalizations of Incarcerated Patients,” by Farah Acher Kaiksow, Marguerite E. Burns, & Amir Forati, published in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities-NA (2025); “Justice Core: An Innovative Response to Incarceration During Pregnancy in North Carolina,” by Andrea K. Knittel, Zakiya Stewart, Isabelle Falk, Jamie Jackson, Olivia Neely, Kiswanna Muse, Essence Hairston, Hendree E. Jones, & David L. Rosen, published in 31-Journal of Correctional Health Care-276 (2025); “Methods and Observations from Routinely Collected Electronic Health Record Data in a Nationwide Jail Population: Introducing the Registry of Electronic Archives in Correctional Healthcare (REACH) Database,” by Amber Simpler, Adam Natoli, Yash Patade, & William Jett, published in 13-Health & Justice-39 (2025); Keywords: Electronic Health Records; Jail Health Data; Epidemiology; “Factors Associated with the Availability of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in US Jails,” by Elizabeth Flanagan Balawajder, Lori Ducharme, Bruce G. Taylor, Phoebe A. Lamuda, Marynia Kolak, Peter D. Friedmann, Harold A. Pollack, & John A. Schneider, published in 7-JAMA Network Open-9 (2024); “Antibiotic-Resistance Plasmid Amplified Among MRSA Cases in an Urban Jail and Its Connected Communities,” by Stephanie N. Thiede, Hannah Steinberg, Emily Benedict, Sarah Sansom, Alla Aroutcheva, Kyle J. Gontjes, Katherine Winner, Sonya Royzenblat, Ali Pirani, Robert A. Weinstein, Chad Zawitz, Nicholas M. Moore, Kyle J. Popovich, & Evan S. Snitkin, published in 17-Springer Nature Communications-NA (2025); “Understanding the Complexities of Oral Healthcare Delivery in Correctional Settings: A Qualitative Exploration of Barriers, Facilitators, and Opportunities,” by Arianna Amaya, Ivan Medina, Farimah Rezaei, Pegah Soleimani, Rebecca Bosworth, Heino Stöver, & Babak Moazen, published in 25-BMC Public Health-NA (2025); “Extreme Heat Exacerbates Dire Prison Conditions, With Few Paths to Relief,” by Ava Kaufman, Kathrina Szymborski Wolfkot, & Brianna Seid, published in State Court Report-NA (2025).

Keywords: Colorectal Cancer Screening; Racial Disparities; Hospitalization Rates; Pregnancy; Substance Use Disorder; Diversion Programs; Opioid Use Disorder; MOUD Access; Jail Health Services; MRSA; Antibiotic Resistance; Oral Health; Extreme Heat

Affiliations:  1: Contributing Editor.