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Arizona
 
Botulism
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Notes from the field: botulism from drinking prison-made illicit alcohol - Arizona, 2012.
 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Feb 8;62:88.
 Paper

Mental Health

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Characteristics and predictors of self-mutilation: a study of incarcerated women.
Roe-Sepowitz D.
Crim Behav Ment Health. 2007;17(5):312-21.
 Abstract

On the role of correctional officers in prison mental health.
Dvoskin JA, Spiers EM.   
Psychiatr Q. 2004 Spring;75(1):41-59
 Abstract 

STIs/STDs: General

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Cost-effectiveness of screening men in Maricopa county jails for Chlamydia and gonorrhea to avert infections in women.
Gopalappa C, Huang YL, Gift TL,
 Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Oct;40(10):776-83
 Abstract 
Arkansas
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Multiple-serotype salmonella outbreaks in two state prisons - Arkansas, August 2012.
Gicquelais RE, Morris JF, Matthews S, et al
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Feb 28;63(8):169-73.
 Paper
Colorado
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
How Does It Work? Mechanisms of Action in an In-Prison Restorative Justice Program.
Armour M, Sliva S.
 Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2016 Oct 4.
 Abstract

Examining Specialization Among Sex Offenders Released From Prison.
Lin J, Simon W.
Sex Abuse. 2014 Aug 20.
Abstract

Gender and risk behaviors for HIV and sexually transmitted infections among recently released inmates: A prospective cohort study.
Binswanger IA, Mueller SR, Beaty BL,  et al
AIDS Care. 2013 Nov 22.
Abstract

Risk Factors for Cervical Cancer in Criminal Justice Settings.
Binswanger IA, Mueller S, Clark CB, Cropsey KL.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2011 Oct 17
 Abstract
District of Columbia
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
All the wrong places: an unusual case of foreign body ingestion and inhalation.
Tammana VS, Valluru N, Sanderson A.
 Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2012 Sep;6(3):778-83.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 HIV Screening of Male Inmates During Prison Intake Medical Evaluation --- Washington, 2006--2010.
 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Jun 24;60(24):811-3.
 Paper

Acceptability of condom availability in a U.S. jail.
May JP, Williams EL Jr.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2002 Oct;14(5 Suppl B):85-91
 Abstract
 
         Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Denials and delays: Limits on the right to health care among incarcerated
women in the District of Columbia women's jails, 2004-2005
 NF Masenior, C Beyrer, J Gerson, et al
 (135 APHA)
 Abstract
Delaware
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Improvements in Correctional HIV Services: A Case Study in Delaware.
Swan H, O'Connell DJ, Visher CA,  et al
J Correct Health Care. 2015 Apr;21(2):164-76.
 Abstract

Treatment during transition from prison to community and subsequent illicit drug use.
 Butzin CA, Martin SS, Inciardi JA .
J Subst Abuse Treat. 2005 Jun;28(4):351-8
 Abstract
Hawaii
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Prevalence of chlamydial and gonorrheal infections among females in a juvenile detention
facility, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Katz AR, Lee MV, Ohye RG, et al 
J Community Health. 2004 Aug;29(4):265-9.
 Abstract
Idaho
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Coping Self-Efficacy Moderates the Association Between Severity of Partner Violence and PTSD Symptoms Among Incarcerated Women.
DeCou CR, Lynch SM, Cole TT, Kaplan SP.
J Trauma Stress. 2015 Sep 14
 Abstract

Prevalence of chlamydial and gonorrheal infections among females in a juvenile detention
facility, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Katz AR, Lee MV, Ohye RG, et al 
J Community Health. 2004 Aug;29(4):265-9.
 Abstract
Indiana
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 

 
Evaluation of a Prison Occupational Therapy Informal Education Program: A Pilot Study.
 Crabtree JL, Ohm D, Wall JM, Ray J.
Occup Ther Int. 2016 Oct 24.
 Abstract

Critical Reflections on Participatory Action Research in a Prison Setting: Toward Occupational Justice.
Crabtree JL, Wall JM, Ohm D.
OTJR (Thorofare N J). 2016 Sep 19.
 Abstract

Access to Recovery and Recidivism Among Former Prison Inmates.
Ray B, Grommon E, Buchanan V,  et al
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2015 Sep 17.
 Abstract

Traumatic Brain Injury among Indiana State Prisoners.
Ray B, Sapp D, Kincaid A.
J Forensic Sci. 2014 Mar 3.
 Abstract

Relative Contributions of Gender and Traumatic Life Experience to the Prediction of Mental Disorders
in a Sample of Incarcerated Offenders.
 Gunter TD, Chibnall JT, Antoniak SK, et al
 Behav Sci Law. 2012 Sep 19
 Abstract

 Balancing Punishment and Compassion for Seriously Ill Prisoners.
 Williams BA, Sudore RL, Greifinger R, Morrison RS.
Ann Intern Med. 2011 May 31.
Abstract

An Exploration of Community Reentry Needs and Services for Prisoners:
 A Focus on Care to Limit Return to High-Risk Behavior.
Luther JB, Reichert ES, Holloway ED,et al
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2011 Jun 11
 Abstract

Measuring tobacco use in a prison population.
Kauffman RM, Ferketich AK, Murray DM,  et al
Nicotine Tob Res. 2010 Jun;12(6):582-8
 Abstract

Pregnancy Outcomes at the Indiana Women's Prison.
Tanner R.  
J Correct Health Care. 2010 May 12.
 Abstract

Measuring tobacco use in a prison population.
Kauffman RM, Ferketich AK, Murray DM,  et al 
Nicotine Tob Res. 2010 Apr 15.
 Abstract

Impact of a mental health training course for correctional officers on a special housing unit.
Parker GF.  
Psychiatr Serv. 2009 May;60(5):640-5.
 Abstract
Iowa
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Inside the nation's largest mental health institution: a prevalence study in a state prison system.
Al-Rousan T, Rubenstein L, Sieleni B, et al 
BMC Public Health. 2017 Apr 20;17(1):342.
 Paper

Transcendental Meditation and Reduced Trauma Symptoms in Female Inmates: A Randomized Controlled Study.
Nidich S, Seng A, Compton B, et al
Perm J. 2017;21.
 Abstract

Reduced Trauma Symptoms and Perceived Stress in Male Prison Inmates through the Transcendental Meditation Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Nidich S, O'connor T, Rutledge T, et al
 Perm J. 2016 Oct 7;20(4).
Abstract

Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS) Group Treatment for Offenders With Borderline Personality Disorder.
Black DW, Blum N, McCormick B, Allen J.
  J Nerv Ment Dis. 2013 Feb;201(2):124-9.
Abstract

Inside the prison black box: toward a life course importation model of inmate behavior.
Delisi M, Trulson CR, Marquart JW, et al
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2011 Dec;55(8):1186-207.
 Abstract

Initial dental needs and a projection of needed dental capacity in the Iowa department of corrections.
Ringgenberg WJ.
J Correct Health Care. 2011 Apr;17(2):150-9.
 Abstract

Commentary: implications for assessment and treatment of addictive and mentally disordered
offenders entering prisons.
Easton CJ, Devine S, Scott M, Wupperman P. 
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2008;36(1):35-7.
 Abstract
 
Frequency of Mental and Addictive Disorders Among 320 Men and Women Entering
the Iowa Prison System: Use of the MINI-Plus.
Gunter TD, Arndt S, Wenman G, et al  
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2008;36(1):27-34
 Abstract

Borderline personality disorder in male and female offenders newly committed to prison.
Black DW, Gunter T, Allen J, et al
Compr Psychiatry. 2007 Sep-Oct;48(5):400-5.
 Abstract
 
  Psychiatric prescribing trends and practices in Iowa's prisons.
Lund BC, Flaum M, Adam LA, Perry PJ.
Psychiatr Serv. 2002 Aug;53(8):1023-8
 Abstract
Kansas
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Wastewater testing compared with random urinalyses for the surveillance of illicit drug use in prisons.
Brewer AJ, Banta-Green CJ,  et al
 Drug Alcohol Rev. 2014 Aug 7
 Abstract
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Tuberculosis Transmission in Multiple Correctional Facilities --- Kansas, 2002--2003
MMWR  August 20, 2004 / Vol. 53 / No. 32
 Paper
 
Telemedicine services to a county jail.
Zaylor C, Whitten P, Kingsley C.
J Telemed Telecare. 2000;6 Suppl 1:S93-5.
 Abstract
Louisiana
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Provider Satisfaction and Patient Outcomes Associated with a Statewide Prison
Telemedicine Program in Louisiana.
Glaser M, Winchell T, Plant P,  et al  
Telemed J E Health. 2010 May 3.
 Abstract

Jail Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program Reduces Recidivism in Nonviolent Offenders:
A Longitudinal Study of Monroe County, New York's, Jail Treatment Drug and Alcohol
Program.
Turley A, Thornton T, Johnson C, Azzolino S.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2004 Dec;48(6):721-8
 Abstract
Michigan
 
  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Symptoms and treatment of mental illness among prisoners: A study of Michigan state prisons.
Fries BE, Schmorrow A, Lang SW,  et al
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2013 May-Aug;36(3-4):
 Abstract

The Association Between Correctional Orientation and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors Among Correctional Staff.
Lambert EG, Barton-Bellessa SM, Hogan NL.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2013 May 29
 Abstract

Are the "worst of the worst" self-injurious prisoners more likely to end up in long-term maximum-security administrative segregation?
 Lanes EC.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2011 Oct;55(7):1034-50
Abstract
 
         Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 

Maintenance in care and health status three years after release from prison: an evaluation of Michigan's community re-entry program for HIV-positive ex-offenders
R. Mille, J. Forney, M. McNall, P. Janulis
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
Minnesota
 
General Reports
 
  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Truth Be Told: Evaluation of a Narrative and Skills Intervention in Two Women's Prisons.
Ross MW.
J Correct Health Care. 2017 Apr;23(2):184-192.
 Abstract

Evaluating Restorative Justice Circles of Support and Accountability: Can Social Support Overcome Structural Barriers?
Bohmert MN, Duwe G, Hipple NK.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2016 Jun 5.
 Abstract

Breaking barriers.
Pearce L.
 Nurs Stand. 2012 Mar 28-Apr 3;26(30):16-8.
 Abstract

Can Faith-Based Correctional Programs Work? An Outcome Evaluation of the InnerChange Freedom Initiative in Minnesota.
Duwe G, King M.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2012 Mar 21
 Abstract

The Impact of Prison-Based Treatment on Sex Offender Recidivism: Evidence From Minnesota.
Duwe G, Goldman RA. 
Sex Abuse. 2009 Jun 16.
Abstract

Mitigating the ill effects of maternal incarceration on women in prison and their children.
Luke KP.
Child Welfare. 2002 Nov-Dec;81(6):929-48.
 Abstract
 
Women
 
  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Living with the loss of a child: Mothers in the criminal justice system.
Lewin LC, Farkas KJ.
Palliat Support Care. 2012 May 22:1-8.
 Abstract

Juveniles

  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Female incarcerated adolescents with language problems talk about their own
communication behaviors and learning.
Sanger D, Moore-Brown BJ, Montgomery J, et al 
J Commun Disord. 2003 Nov-Dec;36(6):465-86.
 Abstract

Health care of youth in corrections.
Joseph-Di Caprio J.
 Minn Med. 2002 Aug;85(8):40-2.
Abstract

Mississippi
 
General Reports
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Condom use and incarceration among STI clinic attendees in the Deep South.
Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Parker S, Gjelsvik A,  et al
BMC Public Health. 2016 Sep 13;16:971.
Paper

Rethink, Reform, Reenter: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Prison Programming.
Keena L, Simmons C.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2014 Feb 16
 Abstract

Juveniles

         Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 

STD Risk Behaviors Among Incarcerated Youth
C Baird, A Robertson
(2004 National STD Prevention Conference)
 Abstract

Substance Use
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
  Cocaine Use Disorder Prevalence: From Current DSM-IV to Proposed DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria With Both a Two and Three Severity Level Classification System.
Proctor SL, Kopak AM, Hoffmann NG.
Psychol Addict Behav. 2013 Aug 5
 Abstract

Disease Incidence/Epidemiology
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin or Soft Tissue Infections in a State
Prison --- Mississippi, 2000
 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2001 Oct26;50(42):919-22
Paper
Missouri
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Urethral foreign body insertion for secondary gain in the incarcerated population.
Mastromichalis M, Sackman D, Tycast JF, Chehval MJ
. Can J Urol. 2011 Oct;18(5):5916-7.
 Abstract
Nebraska
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Rapid HIV Screening in an Urban Jail: How Testing at Exit With Linkage to Community Care Can Address Perceived Barriers.
Simonsen KA, Shaikh RA, Earley M, et al
J Prim Prev. 2015 Oct 28.
Abstract

The Impact of Inmate and Prison Characteristics on Prisoner Victimization.
Steiner B, Ellison JM, Butler HD, Cain CM.
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2015 Jun 4.
Abstract

Individual and Social Network Sexual Behavior Norms of Homeless Youth at High Risk for HIV Infection.
Tyler KA, Melander LA.
Child Youth Serv Rev. 2012 Dec;34(12):2481-2486.
 Abstract

Female incarcerated adolescents with language problems talk about their own
communication behaviors and learning.
Sanger D, Moore-Brown BJ, Montgomery J,  et al
Commun Disord. 2003 Nov-Dec;36(6):465-86.
Abstract
New Hampshire
 
Mental Health/Illness

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Legal system involvement and costs for persons in treatment for severe mental illness
and substance use disorders.
Clark RE, Ricketts SK, McHugo GJ.
 Psychiatr Serv. 1999 May;50(5):641-7.
 Paper
New Mexico
 

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Non-Suicidal Self-Injury among Adult Males in a Correctional Setting.
Morales YM, Guarnero PA.
 Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2014 Aug;35(8):628-34.
 Abstract

Drugs, detention, and death: a study of the mortality of recently released prisoners.
Krinsky CS, Lathrop SL, Brown P, Nolte KB.  
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2009 Mar;30(1):6-9.
 Abstract
 
Breaking the cycle/mending the hoop: adverse childhood experiences among incarcerated
american indian/alaska native women in new Mexico.
 De Ravello L, Abeita J, Brown P, et al 
Health Care Women Int. 2008 Mar;29(3):300-15.
 Abstract
 
Neuropsychological implications of selective attentional functioning in psychopathic offenders.
Mayer AR, Kosson DS, Bedrick EJ.  
Neuropsychology. 2006 Sep;20(5):614-24.
 Abstract

Tattoos, incarceration and hepatitis B and C among street-recruited injection drug users
in New Mexico, USA: update.
Samuel MC, Bulterys M, Jenison S, Doherty P.  
Epidemiol Infect. 2005 Dec;133(6):1146-8.
 Abstract
Ohio
 
General/Miscellaneous Reports
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Effects of Parent-Child Relationships on Inmate Behavior: A Comparison of Male and Female Inmates.
Benning CL, Lahm KF.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2014 Sep 11. pii: 0306624X14551402
 Abstract

Characteristics of Participants in Jail Diversion and Prison Reentry Programs: Implications for Forensic ACT.
Cuddeback GS, Wright D, Bisig NG.
 Psychiatr Serv. 2013 Oct 1;64(10):1043-1046.
 Abstract
 
Spirituality/Religion

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Muslims in prison: a case study from Ohio state prisons.
Ammar NH, Weaver RR, Saxon S. 
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2004 Aug;48(4):414-28.
 Abstract
 
Mental Health
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
How People With Serious Mental Illness Seek Help After Leaving Jail.
Blank Wilson A.
Qual Health Res. 2013 Oct
Abstract

Examining the Impact of Mental Illness and Substance Use on Time till Re-incarceration in a County Jail.
Blank Wilson A, Draine J, Barrenger S,  et al
Adm Policy Ment Health. 2013 Jan 20.
Abstract

Screening for bipolar disorder in a county jail at the time of criminal arrest.
Kemp DE, Hirschfeld RM, Ganocy SJ, et al
J Psychiatr Res. 2007 Oct 10;
Abstract
 
Substance Use
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
  Examining the Impact of Mental Illness and Substance Use on Time till Re-incarceration in a County Jail.
Blank Wilson A, Draine J, Barrenger S,  et al
Adm Policy Ment Health. 2013 Jan 20.
Abstract

Gambling

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Gambling Among Prison Inmates: Patterns and Implications.
McEvoy A, Spirgen N.
J Gambl Stud. 2011 Apr
Abstract
Violence

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Perceived abuse and disability in a sample of Ohio's women's correctional population.
McNamara JR, Fields SA.
Psychol Rep. 2002 Dec;91(3 Pt 1):849-54.
 Abstract

HIV
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  The Role of Jails in Engaging PLWHA in Care: From Jail to Community.
Rapp RC, Ciomcia R, Zaller N,  et al
 AIDS Behav. 2013 Oct;17 Suppl 2:89-99.
Abstract

Brief Motivational Intervention to Reduce HIV Risk and to Increase HIV Testing Among Offenders
Under Community Supervision.
Alemagno SA, Stephens RC, Stephens P, et al  
J Correct Health Care. 2009 Apr 20.
Abstract

STIs/STDS
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Results of a Pilot Study of Pre-release STD Testing and Inmates' Risk Behaviors in an
Ohio Prison.
Sieck CJ, Dembe AE.
J Urban Health. 2011 Mar 30
 Abstract
 
Tuberculosis

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Can Social History Variables Predict Prison Inmates’ Risk for Latent Tuberculosis Infection?
Weant TE, Turner AN, Murphy-Weiss M,  et al
 Tuberc Res Treat. 2012;2012:132406.
Paper
Oklahoma
 

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Risk of comorbid health impairment among older male inmates.
 Bishop AJ, Merten MJ.
J Correct Health Care. 2011 Jan;17(1):34-45.
Abstract
Oregon
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Female Inmates with Diabetes: Results from Changes in a Prison Food Environment.
 Firth CL, Sazie E, Hedberg K, et al
Womens Health Issues. 2015 Sep 5
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Development of a Multisystemic Parent Management Training Intervention for Incarcerated Parents,
Their Children and Families.
Eddy JM, Martinez CR, Schiffmann T, et al 
Clin Psychol (New York). 2008 Nov 1;12(3):86-98.
 Paper
Pennsylvania
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
A Retrospective Analysis of Nursing Students' Clinical Experience in an All-Male Maximum Security Prison
Bouchaud MT, Brooks M, Swan BA.
Nurse Educ. 2017 Oct 5.
 Abstract

Strengthening Evaluation Research: A Case Study of an Evaluability Assessment Conducted in a Carceral Setting.
Henson A.
 Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2017 Aug 1:306624X17723641.
Abstract

Fear of rape from behind prison walls.
Shermer LO, Sudo H.
 Int J Prison Health. 2017 Jun 12;13(2):68-80
 Abstract

Integrating Correctional and Community Health Care: An Innovative Approach for Clinical Learning in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program.
Bouchaud MT, Swan BA.
Nurs Forum. 2016 Apr 22
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Efficiency of health care in state correctional institutions.
Hollenbeak CS, Schaefer EW, et al
Health Serv Insights. 2015 May 5;8:9-15.
 Paper

Exposure to Criminal Environment and Criminal Social Identity in a Sample of Adult Prisoners: The Moderating Role of Psychopathic Traits.
Sherretts N, Boduszek D, Debowska A.
Law Hum Behav. 2016 Apr 7
 Abstract

Male county jail inmates: a profile and self-reported human service needs by race.
Mann A, Spjeldnes S, Yamatani H.
J Evid Based Soc Work. 2013 Jul;10(4):265-75.
 Abstract

Care and companionship in an isolating environment: inmates attending to dying peers.
Loeb SJ, Hollenbeak CS, Penrod J, et al
 J Forensic Nurs. 2013 Jan-Mar;9(1):35-44
 Abstract

Perceptions of German prison officials while visiting American correctional facilities: an example of a fruitful international collaboration.
 Dammer HR, Bindzus D, Martens H.
 Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2011 Oct;55(7):1020-33
Abstract

Predictors of self-efficacy and self-rated health for older male inmates.
Loeb SJ, Steffensmeier D, Kassab C.
J Adv Nurs. 2010 Dec 28
 Abstract

The impact of mental illness status on the length of jail detention and the legal mechanism of
jail release.
Draine J, Blank Wilson A,  et al 
Psychiatr Serv. 2010 May;61(5):458-62.
 Abstract

          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters  

 
The economics of HIV in prisons and beyond: a comparison of costs of prison care and re-integration method
 to reduce recidivism
H. Strauss, A. Ferguson, F. Nota
 (XIX International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
Puerto Rico
 
HIV

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  HIV Transmission Behaviors in Jail/Prison Among Puerto Rican Drug Injectors in New York
and Puerto Rico.
Kang SY, Deren S, Andia J, Colon HM  
AIDS Behav. 2005 Aug 18;:1-10  
 Abstract
South Carolina
 
General Reports
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Psychological Benefits of Yoga for Female Inmates.
Danielly Y, Silverthorne C.
 Int J Yoga Therap. 2017 Apr 24
 Abstract

What Are We Feeding Our Inmates?
Collins SA, Thompson SH.
J Correct Health Care. 2012 May 2
 Abstract


Association of medically attended traumatic brain injury and in-prison behavioral
infractions: a statewide longitudinal study.
Shiroma EJ, Pickelsimer EE, Ferguson PL, et al
J Correct Health Care. 2010 Oct;16(4):273-86.
 Abstract
 

Tuberculosis

Incidence/Epidemiology

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Extensive transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among congregated,HIV-infected
prison inmates in South Carolina, United States.
McLaughlin SI, Spradling P, Drociuk D, et al
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2003 Jul;7(7):665-72.
Abstract
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis Outbreak in a State Correctional Facility Housing
HIV-Infected Inmates -
CDC
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2000 Nov 24;49(46):1041-4
 Paper
South Dakota
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Community-Based Intervention to Manage an Outbreak of MRSA Skin Infections in a County Jail.
Elias AF, Chaussee MS, McDowell EJ, Huntington MK.  
J Correct Health Care. 2010 May 12
 Abstract 

A Captive Audience Bringing the WISEWOMAN Program to South Dakota Prisoners.
Khavjou OA, Clarke J, Hofeldt RM, et al.
Womens Health Issues. 2007 Jun 13;
 Abstract 
Tennessee
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Gang Membership: Links to Violence Exposure, Paranoia, PTSD, Anxiety, and Forced Control of Behavior in Prison.
Wood J, Dennard S
.Psychiatry. 2017 Spring;80(1):30-41.
 Abstract 

       Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters  
 
  The health impact of incarceration on individuals who are living with HIV
L. Brinkley-Rubinstein
 (XX International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
Utah
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
A Qualitative Inquiry About Pruno, an Illicit Alcoholic Beverage Linked to Botulism Outbreaks in United States Prisons.
Walters MS, Sreenivasan N, Person B,  et al 
Am J Public Health. 2015 Sep 17:
 Abstract

Emergency Department Identification and Critical Care Management of a Utah Prison Botulism Outbreak.
Williams BT, Schlein SM, Caravati EM,  et al
Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Dec 4
 Abstract

To be Truly Alive: Motivation Among Prison Inmate Hospice Volunteers and the Transformative Process of End-of-Life Peer Care Service.
Cloyes KG, Rosenkranz SJ, Wold D, et al
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2013 Sep 26
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT  ARTICLE
 Botulism from drinking prison-made illicit alcohol - Utah 2011.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Oct 5;61:782-4.
 Paper

Air medical transport of prisoners.
McIntosh SE, Todd LE, Swanson ER, Youngquist ST.  
Air Med J. 2010 May-Jun;29(3):121-6
 Abstract 

Women, serious mental illness and recidivism: A gender-based analysis of recidivism risk
for women with SMI released from prison.
Cloyes KG, Wong B, Latimer S, Abarca J.  
J Forensic Nurs. 2010 Spring;6(1):3-14
 Abstract 
Vermont
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Screaming Behind a Door: The Experiences of Individuals Incarcerated Without Medication-Assisted Treatment.
Aronowitz SV, Laurent J.
J Correct Health Care. 2016 Apr;22(2):98-108.
 Abstract 

The effect of inmates' self-reported childhood and adolescent animal cruelty: motivations on
the number of convictions for adult violent interpersonal crimes.
Hensley C, Tallichet SE. 
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2008 Apr;52(2):175-84
 Abstract 

Outcomes in a Community Sex Offender Treatment Program: A Comparison Between
Polygraphed and Matched Non-polygraphed Offenders.
McGrath RJ, Cumming GF, Hoke SE, Bonn-Miller MO.
Sex Abuse. 2007 Oct 4;
 Abstract 
West Virginia
 
Juveniles
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Predictors of Infection With Chlamydia or Gonorrhea in Incarcerated Adolescents.
Robertson AA, Thomas CB, St Lawrence JS, Pack R.
Sex Transm Dis. 2005 Feb;32(2):115-122.
 Abstract 
Wisconsin
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
The impact of cognitive control, incentives, and working memory load on the P3 responses of externalizing prisoners.
Baskin-Sommers AR, Krusemark EA,  et al
Biol Psychol. 2013 Dec 16;96C:86-93.
 Abstract 

Perceptions and Influences of a State Prison Smoking Ban.
 Thibodeau L, Seal DW, Jorenby DE,  et al
J Correct Health Care. 2012 Aug 30.
 Abstract 

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 Incarceration Predicts Virologic Failure for HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy.
 Westergaard RP, Kirk GD, Richesson DR,  et al
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Oct;53(7):725-31.
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Wyoming
 
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Waiving Away the Chance of Freedom: Exploring Why Prisoners Decide Against Applying for Parole.
 Best BL, Wodahl EJ, Holmes MD.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2012 Dec 21.
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