Kate LeMasters

Asst. Prof. @CUAnschutz - social epidemiology PhD @UNCpublichealth - mass incarceration researcher - health equity advocate - ultra-trail runner

[Paul Christine @pauljchristine]

🚨 New Job Alert 🚨

Come work us! @JarrattPytell @LemastersKate 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!

https://t.co/7BNWV3Njto

[Dr. Ufuoma 🛰🌍 @ItsUfuoma]

🚨🚨🚨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 https://t.co/2L2pJBe52b & 🧵 below

[Kate LeMasters @LemastersKate]

@pauljchristine @CUInternalMed You’re too kind!!

[CU Anschutz School of Medicine @CUMedicalSchool]

In this Q&A with Katherine LeMasters (@LemastersKate), PhD, assistant professor of internal medicine, learn about common myths surrounding the health care of incarcerated populations ⬇️
https://t.co/Hxet1GZI4b

[Jocalyn Clark @jocalynclark]

5/ Prisons in 🇺🇸 are a #publichealth crisis. @LemastersKate & @dronlylbr show how pandemics & #ClimateEmergency pose a under-recognised challenge and lay out remedies for the incarceration problem:

https://t.co/DUmk5NgkXE

[Colorado Freedom Fund @FreedomFundCO]

🛑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 @KevinPriola and @RepEpps for championing this loving policy.

[Aviva Stahl @stahlidarity]

This morning I published my latest feature with @GuardianUS - an investigation into how US prisoners are dying of preventable and treatable conditions. https://t.co/jxpHPhCN8H

[Kate LeMasters @LemastersKate]

Overdose Prevention Center bill passes out of committee!

[BetCraft @betcraft5]

@RepEpps @KevinPriola HB24-1028 OPC Bill cruised out of the committee with a 9-4 vote! #coleg

[Kate LeMasters @LemastersKate]

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

[Hannan Braun @HannanBraun]

Yesterday (@ 10pm) I testified with some pretty smart researchers and advocates in opposition to felonizing people for having a substance use disorder. Glad that the bill failed 8-3 @LemastersKate @RWallaceEsq

[BetCraft @betcraft5]

https://t.co/CXtojYhYjg
@ColoradoDPC
@DrSarahAxelrath
@BONH_Coalition
@LemastersKate
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!

[Sarah Axelrath, MD @DrSarahAxelrath]

#harmreduction works ❤️❤️

[Colorado Drug Policy Coalition @ColoradoDPC]

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🔊https://t.co/CC2dVcuncv

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

The current state of prisons in the USA is a #publichealth crisis.

@LemastersKate & @dronlylbr examine how #Covid-19 brought to light the extent of health issues in US jails & prisons
#healthequity #pandemicresponse

https://t.co/HQlQ9LzCX3

[Morgan Godvin @MorganGodvin]

“Colorado becomes one of the first to employ an incarcerated professor.”

This is a huge stride for people in prison! Piece by ⁦@szarlotka⁩ and ⁦@ByJasonGonzales⁩. https://t.co/W5stHLWYMl

[Sarah Axelrath, MD @DrSarahAxelrath]

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.

[Kate LeMasters @LemastersKate]

🌟Our new paper on the effect of probation vs. incarceration on mental health using parametric g-comp is out now in @EpidemiologyLWW w/ @dronlylbr @hedwig_lee @rachael_k_ross @edwardsjk @PaulDelamater @WhitneyEpi - read more here: https://t.co/lPPdCfhNXR

[Rebecca Shlafer @RebeccaShlafer]

A program lets some women live outside of prison with their babies : NPR https://t.co/4qQSVMabjn

[NC Health News @NCHealthNews]

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
https://t.co/likFL3eTof

[Kate LeMasters @LemastersKate]

🌟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: https://t.co/6CJome3Hmr

[justinberk @justinberk]

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.