Palliative Care & Compassionate Release

Death Anxiety Among Peer Caregivers of Older Persons in Two US Prisons

Authors: Stephanie Prost, Warren Stewart, Meghan Novisky, Mary-Louise Parkkila
Social Sciences, February 2025

Retrospective review of deaths in the Massachusetts department of corrections after passage of medical parole

Authors: Jasdeep Kler, Amanda Victory, Samantha Chao, Michelle Suh, Nicole Mushero
BMC Public Health, July 2025

Nursing home availability for incarcerated persons granted compassionate release

Authors: Gabriel Dayanim, Reed Junkin, Bianca Bergsneider, Breyanna Watson, Dianna Shaw, Katherine Tsamourtzis, Stephanie Prost, Michelle Suh, Nicole Mushero, Megan Martin, Justin Berk
Scientific Reports, October 2025

Key characteristics of medical parole applications in Massachusetts in 2022-2023

Authors: Michelle Suh, Samantha Chao, Kristin Shanabrook, Jasdeep Kler, Nicole Mushero
Scientific Reports, November 2025

A Development of a Mortality Prediction Model for Incarcerated Adults to Identify Palliative Care Needs

Authors: W Deardorff, Alexandra Lee, Kaiwei Lu, Bocheng Jing, W Boscardin, Michele DiTomas, John Dunlap, Brie Williams, Sei Lee, Alexander Smith
Journal of General Internal Medicine, December 2025

Compassionate Release: A Call to Social Workers

Authors: Mary-Louise Parkkila, Stephanie Prost, and Stephen Tripodi
Journal of Correctional Health Care, August 2024

Advance Care Planning: Perspectives of People Living in Prison

Authors: Erin Kitt-Lewis, Susan Loeb
Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, August 2024

Just Care: usability testing of e-learning modules for peer caregivers living in prison

Authors: Erin Kitt-Lewis, Susan Loeb, Barbara Walkoszb ,Sherif Olanrewaju,Brandon Herbeck, Steve Fullmer
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, July 2024

End-of-Life Care Planning: Perspectives of Returning Citizens

Authors: Erin Kitt-Lewis, Susan Loeb
Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, April 2024

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

Authors: Alexa Kanbergs, Ilana Garcia-Grossman, Cyrus Ahalt, Michele DiTomas, Rachael Bedard, Brie Williams
International Journal of Prisoner Health, March 2023

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

Authors: Shivani Kaushik, Jen Currin-McCulloch 
International Journal of Prisoner Health, March 2023