TY  - UNPB
ID  - pittir31218
UR  - http://d-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu/31218/
A1  - Creasy, Stephanie
Y1  - 2017/06/29/
N2  - Background: Transgender women experience higher rates of incarceration than their cisgender counterparts, and this cycle of incarceration and poor health is understudied. Lack of continued healthcare, housing, and employment, as well as economic marginalization, are barriers associated with populations re-entering from incarceration. Additionally, transgender women have unique challenges that may not be addressed in standard re-entry programs. The purpose of this mixed-methods study is to understand the experiences, needs, and resiliencies of previously incarcerated transgender women.  
Methods: We use qualitative interviews and mapping to describe lack of access to resources, as well as challenges regarding finding housing, accessing healthcare, and meeting probation and parole requirements. We interviewed 6 transgender women, all of whom are previously incarcerated adults residing in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Additionally, we mapped Allegheny County neighborhoods, mental health providers, and trans-inclusive resources using geographic information system (GIS) software to explore barriers related to transportation and access.  
Results: Results indicate that access to healthcare, housing, transportation, and trans-inclusive community support are the most significant barriers to successful re-entry. Furthermore, mapping resources, or the lack thereof, and examining the spatial relationship between low-income neighborhoods and proximity to these resources gives us insight to the challenges or resiliencies faced by transgender women. These analyses suggest that transgender women residing outside the central downtown area of Pittsburgh have increased difficulty regarding access to probation and parole offices, trans-inclusive healthcare, and LGBT community spaces.  
Conclusions: Future multilevel public health interventions should incorporate healthcare, trans-inclusive community support, access to stable housing, and the alleviation of transportation barriers in order to break the cycle of incarceration and poor health for transgender women.
KW  - transgender women
KW  -  incarceration
KW  -  health
KW  -  recidivism
KW  -  re-entry
KW  -  reentry
KW  -  post-release
KW  -  justice involved
KW  -  prison industrial complex
TI  - Previously incarcerated transgender women: experiences, needs,and resiliencies
EP  - 56
AV  - public
ER  -