International Journal of Prisoner Health: Volume 19 Issue 1

Guest editorial

Stephanie Grace Prost, Nickolas Zaller, Brie Williams

The case for transitional services and programs for older adults reentering society: a narrative review of US departments of correction and recommendations

Rose Onyeali, Benjamin A. Howell, D. Keith McInnes, Amanda Emerson, Monica E. Williams

Older adults who are or have been incarcerated constitute a growing population in the USA. The complex health needs of this group are often inadequately addressed during…

COVID-19 and the reimaging of compassionate release

Jennifer E. James, Meghan Foe, Riya Desai, Apoorva Rangan, Mary Price

The purpose of this paper is to provide a historical overview of compassionate release policies in the USA and describe how these policies have been used during the COVID-19…

Age and COVID-19 mortality in the United States: a comparison of the prison and general population

Kathryn Nowotny, Hannah Metheny, Katherine LeMasters, Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein

The USA has a rapidly aging prison population that, combined with their poorer health and living conditions, is at extreme risk for COVID-19. The purpose of this paper is to…

Dying for a change: a systematic review of compassionate release policies

Shivani Kaushik, Jen Currin-McCulloch

The purpose of this study was to systematically review literature to investigate trends in compassionate release policies, facility implementation, barriers at both the…

Dementia and the aging population: cognitive screening within correctional health

Lance Washington

The purpose of this study was to examine the literature surrounding dementia in the aging correctional population and assess the role of cognitive screening related to dementia…

A stepwise guide for healthcare professionals requesting compassionate release for patients who are incarcerated

Alexa Kanbergs, Ilana Garcia-Grossman, Cyrus Ahalt, Michele DiTomas, Rachael Bedard, Brie Williams

Compassionate release is a process that allows for the early release or parole of some incarcerated people of advanced age, with life-limiting illness, complex medical care needs…

Increasing availability of COVID-19 vaccine to older adults under community supervision

Emily Dauria, Angelo Clemenzi-Allen, Kathryn Nowotny, Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Brie Williams, Alysse Wurcel

Vaccinating adults who are involved with the carceral system, particularly those aged 55 or older, is crucial to containing the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA, particularly as…

“Prison life is very hard and it’s made harder if you’re isolated”: COVID-19 risk mitigation strategies and the mental health of incarcerated women in California

Jennifer E. James, Leslie Riddle, Giselle Perez-Aguilar

This study aims to describe the COVID-19 risk mitigation strategies implemented in California prisons and the impact of these policies on the mental health of incarcerated women.

Dementia in the incarcerated population: a retrospective study using the South Carolina Alzheimer’s disease registry, USA

Margaret Chandlee Miller, Glaucia Salgado, Nicole Nasrallah, Jennifer Bronson, Charles P. Sabatino, Jacobo Mintzer

Research about the prevalence of dementia among older adults in the incarceration system is currently lacking, and further investigation is warranted. Considering the high level…