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Improving Healthcare Access Among the Newly Decarcerated

October 20, 2020

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's Bernat Navarro-Serer published a new article in the Journal of Science Policy & Governance (JSPG) on improving healthcare access among formerly incarcerated individuals living with addiction. This article was awarded honorable mention as part of the joint 2020 Policy Memo Competition hosted by JSPG and the National Science Policy Network. The […]

Bernat Navarro-Serer ⋅ Perspectives in Research addiction, incarceration, opioids ⋅

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From Prison Cells to Ph.D.: Felony Disenfranchisement and My Voting Rights

July 31, 2017

“From Prison Cell to Ph.D.” is a series following the journey of Dr. Stanley Andrisse, who was convicted of 2 felony drug charges and sentenced to 10 years in Missouri prison. He is now a postdoctoral scientist in pediatric endocrinology and trainee leader at Johns Hopkins Medicine. I once waited at the polls for three long hours […]

Stan Andrisse ⋅ A Day in the Life election, From Prison Cells to PhD, incarceration, voting rights ⋅

Dr. Stanley Andrisse, was convicted of 2 felony drug charges and sentenced to 10 years in Missouri prison. He is now a postdoctoral scientist in Pediatric Endocrinology and trainee leader at Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Spreading Hope to Those Deemed Hopeless

June 22, 2017

Still half-asleep, I woke up at 4 a.m. to hit the highway for a four-hour drive. I had retired from “moving weight” (selling drugs) to moving words—ones of experience and inspiration. I was headed back to prison. I had a conversation with my mom the night before about me going “back to prison.” After her initial […]

Stan Andrisse ⋅ A Day in the Life education, incarceration ⋅

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