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. 2024 Jun 27;12:27. doi: 10.1186/s40352-024-00283-8

Table 3.

Summary of prevalent PRISM domains and elements with barrier and facilitator valences with key findings

Barriers:
Most frequently used PRISM element codes and key findings
Facilitators:
Most frequently used PRISM element codes and key findings
1. COVID-19 pandemic (19.4%) 1. Trialability (14.6%)

• Disrupted or suspended programming and screening practices

• Limitations on non-jail staff access to facilities

• Option to prioritize high-risk groups

• Easy integration into jail management software

2. Trialability (12.0%) 2. Leadership support (12.5%)
• Space and staffing shortages reduce the ability to try out OEND • OEND buy-in driven by the severity of the opioid overdose crisis among people incarcerated and the experiences of peer jailers with successful adoption
3. Systems and training (10.2%) 3. Interorganizational efforts (11.4%)
• Limited infrastructure for technological solutions (e.g., reliable Internet access)

• Partnerships with local community agencies allowed for OEND

• Contracts with communications companies facilitated OEND

4. Interorganizational efforts (9.9%) 4. Readiness for change (9.0%)
• Disruptions to existing partnerships with local community agencies due to the pandemic

• Technological capacity allowed for socially distanced overdose education

• Jailers’ commitment to addressing stakeholder misperceptions

5. Staffing concerns (8.7%) 5. Staffing concerns (8.7%)

• Staff turnover/illness

• Budget cuts due to lower censuses with pandemic mass releases

• High volumes of releases strained staff capacity

• Technological infrastructure supports OEND

• Staff with behavioral health/re-entry expertise support OEND efforts

Notes % = frequency of PRISM element code usage across total # of PRISM element codes (matrix-coded by barrier and facilitator). Key findings are in italicized text