A HEALTHIER JUSTICE SYSTEM
CREATES A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY.

The Issues

People incarcerated in jails and prisons suffer higher rates of chronic medical conditions and behavioral health issues than the general population. They are disproportionately non-white and largely come from communities where residents already report overall poor health and lack of access to care. The disparities we see in our health care system are mirrored in our criminal justice system. The Center for Health and Justice Transformation works on the following issues in Rhode Island: Decriminalization, Criminal Justice Planning and Reentry.

Decriminalization

We need a system that provides safety for all communities, does not engage in fear-mongering and racism and does not view punitive sentencing as the panacea for social problems, rehabilitation, and accountability.
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Statewide Criminal Justice Planning

Experts agree that criminal justice planning should be a governmental function outside of correctional agencies and, in jurisdictions where this is not possible, local government should support and empower criminal justice planners to lead such work on behalf of the state.
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Reentry

Effective reentry requires state, local, and community agencies to ask themselves and each other how we can work together to transition people home and keep them home.
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Since 2005 we've been at the center of
innovative correctional health research
and programming.

Partner Projects

The Center for Health and Justice Transformation collaborates with researchers, medical professionals, academics, practitioners, community-based organizations and others on multi-disciplinary projects. Please click on the icons below to find information on cutting edge projects from our partners.

COBRE On Opioids

The COBRE builds local and national capacity to fight the opioid epidemic by supporting and promoting cutting edge research on opioid use disorder treatment and overdose prevention.
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Prison Opioid Project

A multi-faceted web-based resource was developed to advance the field by providing practical information to corrections stakeholders and others looking to implement treatment programs for justice-involved individuals.
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Criminal Justice Research Training

A two-year training program is led by an experienced team of clinical investigators from Lifespan/Brown University conducting research related to substance use, HIV, and associated comorbidities among criminal justice populations both locally and across the nation.
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Preventing Overdose and Naloxone Intervention (PONI)

Preventing Overdose and Naloxone Intervention (PONI) is a Miriam Hospital program that partners with community agencies across the state to provide training and tools (including intramuscular naloxone) needed to reverse an opioid overdose.
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The Center For Health and Justice Transformation is a partnership between Lifespan and Brown University. Established in 2005, CHJT is a non-partisan research, advocacy, education, and policy organization.

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