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Agenda:

• Jail Facility Structures and Processes: An Overview

  During this overview of jail facility structures and processes, participants learned about types of jail stays, jail structures, booking processes, and what happens at release. This section was designed for public health professionals who may be unfamiliar with the inner workings of jails. 

  Presented by: 

  Matt Costello, LMSW
  Opioid Treatment Ecosystem Project Manager, Center for Behavioral Health and Justice

  Matt serves as the project manager for the Opioid Treatment Ecosystem initiative at the Center for Behavioral Health and Justice. He leads the implementation of treatment ecosystems across five counties in Michigan. Matt joined the Center for Behavioral Health and Justice in July 2019. Prior to joining the CBHJ, he worked within the program services unit of a large metro Detroit jail for 29 years, supervising the unit for 19 years. Matt's corrections-based knowledge and social work background have created a unique perspective on partnering, designing, implementing and assessing jail-based services. He has a history of, and continued passion for, serving the at-risk populations that encounter our criminal justice systems.

• Peoria County, IL - One Mission

  During this section of the webinar, participants heard about the relationship between the Sheriff's office and public health officials in Peoria County, Illinois. The collaboration, which began before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, positioned Peoria County to quickly respond to and mitigate COVID-19 in the county jail. 

  Presented by:

  Sheriff Brian Asbell, M.B.A.
  Sheriff, Peoria County Sheriff's Office

  Sheriff Asbell is a 25-year veteran of the Peoria County Sheriff's Office (Peoria, IL) who has worked in every division within the Sheriff's Department.  His career began in 1995 and he has worked the following positions- Corrections Officer, Corrections Sergeant, Patrol Deputy, Detective, Jail Superintendent and Undersheriff and was named the 56th Sheriff of Peoria County in 2017.

  Sheriff Asbell is a graduate of Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command and additionally has his bachelor's in criminal justice from Lincoln College, MBA from Bradley University and is starting Northwestern University's MPPA program. He is one of three nationally Certified Jail Managers (CJM) in the State of Illinois and serves on many local and state level boards. Sheriff Asbell is a veteran who served in both the U.S. Army and later with the Illinois National Guard. 

• COVID-19 in Jails: A Physician's Experience Learning to Speak Several Languages

  During this section of the webinar, participants heard from Dr. Wurcel on her experience as a public health consultant working with the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, and the importance of clear and effective collaboration across health and criminal/legal institutions. 

  Presented by:

  Dr. Alysse Wurcel, M.D., M.S.
  Infectious Diseases Physician, Tufts Medical Center
  Assistant Professor, Tufts School of Medicine
  Infectious Diseases Liaison, Massachusetts Sheriffs Association 

  Alysse G. Wurcel, MD MS, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases (ID) at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.  She did internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, and ID fellowship at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital and Tufts Medical Center. In addition to her work as an inpatient ID doctor, Dr. Wurcel has an outpatient clinic where she specializes in HIV, HCV and substance use disorder care.  Dr. Wurcel provides HIV and HCV care at six county jails in eastern MA.  She is interested in the barriers and facilitators to care for people with or at risk for HIV and HCV, especially people who use drugs and people who are incarcerated. She is an international expert on injection-drug use associated infections, including bacterial endocarditis.  Dr. Wurcel has a K08 grant from the Agency of Human Research and Quality to improve HCV testing access in jails. In April 2020, she was appointed as ID Liaison to the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, and has been advising the county jails on COVID-19 prevention, mitigation, and vaccination strategies.

  An undergraduate degree in sociology launched me into a career as an infectious diseases doctor working clinically and on research to improve the quality of care delivered to people who use drugs and people who are incarcerated. 

• Panel Discussion

  Panelists include:
  Sheriff Brian Asbell, M.B.A. Sheriff, Peoria County Sheriff's Office	Dr. Alysse Wurcel, M.D., M.S. Infectious Diseases Physician, Tufts Medical Center Assistant Professor, Tufts School of Medicine Infectious Diseases Liaison, Massachusetts Sheriffs Association	Matt Costello, LMSW Opioid Treatment Ecosystem Project Manager, Center for Behavioral Health and Justice

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