An incredible scholar, advocate, and person - my biggest congratulations!!

This was dope. A humanizing perspective on people on Death Row. Loved the article and the commentary how their D&D characters offered insights into the people they could have become under more fortunate circumstance.

🌟probation and parole take a large toll on mental health - we interviewed those currently on community supervision about its effects on their well-being. Read more in our new article in @socscimed with @dronlylbr & the SPECS team: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S26…

Time spent in #prison and #jail often worsens #mentalhealth. Researchers and advocates say more data and transparency is needed to better understand and reduce in-custody #suicides. #NCHealthNews buff.ly/47mKFQp

A program lets some women live outside of prison with their babies : NPR npr.org/2023/11/21/121…

Imagine waking up every Monday to learn that 4 more people from your community - your neighborhood, your school district, your company - have died unnecessarily. People experiencing homelessness are living with constant grief and trauma.

🌟Our new paper on the effect of probation vs. incarceration on mental health using parametric g-comp is out now in Epidemiology w/ @dronlylbr Hedy (Hedwig) Lee Rachael K. Ross name Paul Delamater Whitney R. Robinson - read more here: journals.lww.com/epidem/fulltex…

“Colorado becomes one of the first to employ an incarcerated professor.” This is a huge stride for people in prison! Piece by ⁦Charlotte West (Ed journo covering prisons)⁩ and ⁦Jason Gonzales⁩. chalkbeat.org/colorado/2024/…

The current state of prisons in the USA is a #publichealth crisis. Kate LeMasters & @dronlylbr examine how #Covid-19 brought to light the extent of health issues in US jails & prisons #healthequity #pandemicresponse bmj.com/content/384/bm…

The House Judiciary Committee is now hearing HB24-1126, a bill to mandate forced treatment if the court finds substance use contributed to the underlying crime This extreme move will lead to jailing people solely for drug or alcohol use. Listen🔊sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00327/Harmony/…

#harmreduction works ❤️❤️

bit.ly/YesOnHB1028 Colorado Drug Policy Coalition Sarah Axelrath MD Bring Our Neighbors Home ⚖ Kate LeMasters Contact CO Legislators to VOTE YES on HB24-1028 on March 6th to grant CO municipalities the authorization to operate an Overdose Prevention Center and save lives! Please share!

Honored to testify alongside this phenomenal group of humans to advocate for fewer criminal legal penalties & more access to treatment and recovery ❤️

Overdose Prevention Center bill passes out of committee!

This morning I published my latest feature with Guardian US - an investigation into how US prisoners are dying of preventable and treatable conditions. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…

🛑HB24-1028 died last night after hours of testimony from public health experts who were unanimous in their support for overdose prevention centers as a critical, evidence-based, life saving intervention. Thank you Kevin Priola 🇺🇸 and Elisabeth Epps for championing this loving policy.

5/ Prisons in 🇺🇸 are a #publichealth crisis. Kate LeMasters & @dronlylbr show how pandemics & #ClimateEmergency pose a under-recognised challenge and lay out remedies for the incarceration problem: bmj.com/content/384/bm…

In this Q&A with Katherine LeMasters (Kate LeMasters), PhD, assistant professor of internal medicine, learn about common myths surrounding the health care of incarcerated populations ⬇️ news.cuanschutz.edu/news-stories/i…

🚨🚨🚨I’m thrilled to announce the launch of the Toxic Prisons Mapping Project, Beta - a participatory research initiative to map the environmental hazards faced by prisons, jails, and detention centers. See toxicprisons.com & 🧵 below

🚨 New Job Alert 🚨 Come work us! Jarratt Pytell Kate LeMasters and I are hiring a health research professional to work on a variety of projects at the nexus of substance use and criminal-legal involvement. Contact us with questions! cu.taleo.net/careersection/…