Table 3.
Barriers: Most frequently used PRISM element codes and key findings |
Facilitators: Most frequently used PRISM element codes and key findings |
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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