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Chained by Debt

Published at Inquest.org • September 2023

Erasing court costs and fines is a relatively small change that would have an outsize impact on individuals harmed by mass incarceration.

“It’s a Revolving Door” 

Published in the Health and Justice Journal • June 2023

Understanding the social determinants of mental health as experienced by formerly incarcerated people

Shifting the Power Balance: Creating Health System Accountability Through Trusted Community Partnerships 

Published by Center for Health Care Strategies • March 2023

In partnership with Center for Health Care Strategies, this report explores the role of health system power and accountability and outlines key recommendations to guide health systems — particularly safety-net systems in communities experiencing significant health disparities — in shifting the balance to involve community members in decision-making and creating opportunities for greater accountability.

Physician-Public Defender Collaboration: A New Medical–Legal Partnership

Published in the New England Journal of Medicine • November 2020

Involvement in the criminal justice system is one of the most fundamental upstream determinants of health. Fortunately, a model for helping patients navigate legal issues that negatively affect their health exists in medicine: the medical–legal partnership.

Post-Covid justice system should be smarter, smaller

Published in the Providence Journal • May 26, 2020

Black Americans are still struggling

Published in the Providence Journal • Fevbruary 21, 2020

Portugal offers model for saving lives

Published in the Providence Journal • January 23, 2020

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