Thinking Outside the Box: Hospitals Promoting Employment for Formerly Incarcerated Persons

Thill, Zoey; Abare, Marce; Fox, Aaron D.

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“…Such efforts include comprehensive reentry support services; overdose prevention through counseling, initiation of methadone or buprenorphine, and naloxone training for families; development of transitions clinics [26]; and promotion of justice-friendly hiring [27].…”

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“…In the CHS two-week medical student and resident elective in the NYC jail systemwhich includes guided readings, lectures, jail-based clinical shadowing, and experiences with community-based organizations providing services or advocacy to formerly incarcerated patients-learners develop an appreciation for the health risks of incarceration and reentry while also learning about ongoing efforts to minimize these risks. Such efforts include comprehensive reentry support services; overdose prevention through counseling, initiation of methadone or buprenorphine, and naloxone training for families; development of transitions clinics [26]; and promotion of justice-friendly hiring [27].…”

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Medicine and Mass Incarceration: Education and Advocacy in the New York City Jail System

Giftos¹,

Mitchell²,

MacDonald

2017

AMA Journal of Ethics

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The United States incarcerates more people than any other country in the world. The scale of mass incarceration ensures that almost all practicing physicians will treat formerly incarcerated patients. Yet the majority of physicians receive little training on this topic. In this paper, we will outline the need for expanded education on the interface between incarceration and health, describe initiatives taking place within the New York City jail system and nationally, and describe future directions for curriculum development. We conclude by highlighting the important role health care workers can play in transforming our criminal justice system and ending mass incarceration.

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Section: Curricular Themes and Implementationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Curricular Themes and Implementationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Medicine and Mass Incarceration: Education and Advocacy in the New York City Jail System

Giftos¹,

Mitchell²,

MacDonald

2017

AMA Journal of Ethics

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“…In the Transitions Clinic Network, of which we are a part, the provision of care for chronically ill people returning home from prison hinges on a team of clinicians led by a community health worker who has a history of incarceration and is specifically trained in the care of recently released people. Employing those with histories of incarceration in health care is critical to building bridges and regaining trust between formerly incarcerated patients and the health care system [24].…”

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What Does Health Justice Look Like for People Returning from Incarceration?

Puglisi¹,

Calderon²,

Wang

2017

AMA Journal of Ethics

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Access to health care is a constitutional right in the United States correctional system, and many incarcerated adults are newly diagnosed with chronic diseases in prison. Despite this right, the quality of correctional health care is variable, largely unmeasured and unregulated, and characterized by patients' widespread distrust of a health system that is intimately tied to a punitive criminal justice system. Upon release, discontinuity of care is the norm, and when continuity is established, it is often hindered by distrust, discrimination, poor communication, and racism in the health system. In this paper, we will propose best practices in transitioning from correctional-to community-based health care and argue that achieving health equity for people with criminal justice involvement in the United States is not possible without ethical provision of health care. CaseMr. C was released two months ago after a four-year prison sentence, shortly after having coronary artery bypass surgery for early onset atherosclerotic heart disease. At 42 years old, he was surprised and scared when his chest pain was diagnosed as a heart attack, necessitating major surgery while he was incarcerated. He was also told that there might be some problems with his kidneys, although he is unclear as to the specifics and does not have a copy of his medical records or his medications. Upon release he was homeless and has been staying with his mother in subsidized housing. This is a source of stress for her; because her son has a felony record, she worries that she is violating housing authority policy and could be evicted.During his first visit to the community clinic, Mr. C shares with Joe, his community health worker, and subsequently with the health care practitioner that he is fearful of being reincarcerated. He feels weak and has not followed through with cardiac rehabilitation because he doesn't have transportation. His parole officer tells him that if he remains unemployed he will be in violation of his parole. Mr. C's stress has brought on cravings for heroin, which he has not used since being incarcerated. Mr. C's clinician and community health worker wonder if there is anything they can do to help him.

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Thinking Outside the Box: Hospitals Promoting Employment for Formerly Incarcerated Persons

Cited by 2 publications

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Medicine and Mass Incarceration: Education and Advocacy in the New York City Jail System

Medicine and Mass Incarceration: Education and Advocacy in the New York City Jail System

What Does Health Justice Look Like for People Returning from Incarceration?

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