International Journal of Prison Health
Issue(s) available: 3 – From Volume: 20 Issue: 1, to Volume: 20 Issue: 3
Condom provision in prison settings: misconceptions, stereotypes and recommendations to promote acceptance
Babak Moazen, Heino StöverThis study aims to highlight prevalent misconceptions and stereotypes surrounding condom provision programs in prison settings and proposes solutions to enhance the availability…
Prevalence of COVID-19 in prison population: a meta-analysis of 35 studies
SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Soudabeh Yarmohammadi, Farid Farahani Rad, Muhammad Ali Rasheed, Mohammad Javaherian, Amir Masoud Afsahi, Haleh Siami, AmirBehzad Bagheri, Ali Zand, Omid Dadras, Esmaeil MehraeenCOVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Considering the restricted and enclosed nature of prisons and closed environments and the prolonged and close…
Deaths in custody in Senegal from 2017-2019: a retrospective chart review
Famara Seck, Stuart A. Kinner, Rohan BorschmannThis study aims to document the incidence and causes of deaths in custody in Senegal from 2017 to 2019 and to describe the demographic and criminal justice characteristics of…
Weight gain and social support networks in Canadian federal correctional facilities
Claire Johnson, Jérémie B. Dupuis, Wendjie Robichaudb, Edwige Kamwa Pone, Caroline P. LeBlancThis study aims to examine whether inmate’s social support network is related to changes in anthropometric data among individuals in Canadian correctional facilities.
Self-reported tuberculosis in Ecuador’s prisons: an analysis of its prevalence and determinants in 2022
Akram Hernández-Vásquez, Rodrigo Vargas-FernándezDespite the growing prison population in South America and the high prevalence of infectious diseases, there is limited evidence on the factors associated with self-reported…
Examining the link between perceived prison conditions and probability of recidivism among women convicts in Tihar Jail: insight on incarceration
Inderpreet Sandhu, Rosy MalhotraThe purpose of this study is to fill the research gap that exists with respect to availability of research on correctional facilities in India, which restricts one’s ability to…
The high costs of freedom: subjective well-being and mental health in prisoners in Chile
Victoria Valdebenito, Isabel Benjumeda, Valentina Hadler, Sofía GuzmánAlthough our understanding of mental health and well-being is continually evolving, certain populations such as individuals deprived of liberty remain understudied and…
COVID-19 in correctional facilities in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective epidemiological analysis from 15 January 2020 to 31 December 2022
Austin Zygmunt, Kahiye Warsame, Richard G. Mather, Lori McKinnon, Anne Philipneri, Stone Li, Sandya MenonThe physical environment of correctional facilities promote infectious disease transmission and outbreaks. The purpose of this study is to compare the COVID-19 burden between the…
ISSN:
2977-0254e-ISSN:
2977-0262Renamed from:
International Journal of Prisoner HealthOnline date, start – end:
2023Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Matt Maycock
- Dr Rosemary Mhlanga-Gunda
- Dr Emma Plugge