Public Health Behind Bars: From Prisons to Communities Book

Contributors xiii

1 Thirty Years Since Estelle v. Gamble: Looking Forward, Not Wayward Robert B. Greifinger 1

Section 1 Impact of Law and Public Policy on Correctional Populations

2 Impact of Incarceration on Community Public Safety and Public Health Todd R. Clear 13

3 Litigating for Better Medical Care Jon Wool 25

4 Accommodating Disabilities in Jails and Prisons R. Samuel Paz 42

5 Growing Older: Challenges of Prison and Reentry for the Aging Population Brie Williams Rita Abraldes 56

6 International Public Health and Corrections: Models of Care and Harm Minimization Michael Levy 73

7 The Medicalization of Execution: Lethal Injection in the United States Mark Heath 88

Section 2 Communicable Disease

8 HIV and Viral Hepatitis in Corrections: A Public Health Opportunity Joseph A. Bick 103

9 Prevention of Viral Hepatitis Cindy Weinbaum Karen A. Hennessey 127

10 HIV Prevention: Behavioral Interventions in Correctional Settings Barry Zack 156

11 Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional Facilities Farah M. Parvez 174

12 Controlling Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis Through Targeted Screening and Treatment in Correctional Settings Charlotte K. Kent Gail A. Bolan 212

Section 3 Primary and Secondary Prevention

13 Health Promotion in Jails and Prisons: An Alternative Paradigm for Correctional Health Services Megha Ramaswamy Nicholas Freudenberg 229

14 Screening for Public Purpose: Promoting an Evidence-based Approach to Screening of Inmates to Improve the Public Health Joshua D. Lee Marshall W. Fordyce Josiah D. Rich 249

15 Written Health Informational Needs for Reentry Jeff Mellow 265

16 Reducing Inmate SuicidesThrough the Mortality Review Process Lindsay M. Hayes 280

17 Blinders to Comprehensive Psychiatric Diagnosis in the Correctional System Richard L. Grant 292

18 Juvenile Corrections and Public Health Collaborations: Opportunities for Improved Health Outcomes Michelle Staples-Horne Kaiyti Duffy Michele T. Rorie 304

19 Female Prisoners and the Case for Gender-Specific Treatment and Reentry Programs Andrea F. Balis 320

20 Building the Case for Oral Health Care for Prisoners: Presenting the Evidence and Calling for Justice Henrie M. Treadwell Mary E. Northridge Traci N. Bethea 333

Section 4 Tertiary Prevention

21 Treatment of Mental Illness in Correctional Settings Raymond F. Patterson Robert B. Greifinger 347

22 Treatment and Reentry Approaches for Offenders with Co-occurring Disorders Roger H. Peters Nicole M. Bekman 368

23 Pharmacological Treatment of Substance Abuse in Correctional Facilities: Prospects and Barriers to Expanding Access to Evidence-Based Therapy R. Douglas Bruce Duncan Smith-Rohrberg Frederick L. Altice 385

Section 5 Thinking Forward to Reentry-Reducing Barriers and Building Community Linkages

24 Health Research Behind Bars: A Brief Guide to Research in Jails and Prisons Nicholas Freudenberg 415

25 Reentry Experiences of Men with Health Problems Christy A. Visher Kamala Mallik-Kane 434

26 Providing Transition and Outpatient Services to the Mentally Ill Released from Correctional Institutions Steven K. Hoge 461

27 Sexual Predators: Diversion, Civil Commitment, Community Reintegration, Challenges, and Opportunities Karen Terry 478

28 Electronic Health Records Systems and Continuity of Care Ralph P. Woodward 493

29 Community Health and Public Health Collaborations Thomas Lincoln John R. Miles Steve Scheibel 508

30 Improving the Care for HIV-Infected Prisoners: An Integrated Prison-Release Health Model Sandra A. Springer Frederick L. Altice 535

Index 556