International Journal of Prisoner Health: Volume 10 Issue 1

Correctional mental health in the USA

Henry A. Dlugacz

The purpose of this paper is to discuss five domains impacted by the transformation of correctional mental health care in the USA: public health, public safety, legal obligations…

Health promotion and prison settings

Lidia Santora, Geir Arild Espnes, Monica Lillefjell

The purpose of this paper is to examine the contribution of modern correctional service in health promotion exemplified by the case study of Norwegian health promotion policies in…

When prison is “easier”: probationers’ perceptions of health and wellbeing

Emma Plugge, Anees Ahmed Abdul Pari, Janet Maxwell, Sarah Holland

There are currently over 300,000 offenders in England and Wales and the majority, around 240,000, are in the community on probation. However, there is a paucity of research on…

Evaluation of an e-learning package to improve understanding of blood-borne viruses amongst prison staff in Wales, UK

Stephanie Ellen Perrett, Mark Erricker, Marion Lyons

The purpose of this paper is to provide education on blood-borne viruses (BBVs) to prison staff to help reduce stigma within the prisons, improve the care prisoners receive and…

Bridging community and prison for older adults: invoking human rights and elder and intergenerational family justice

Tina Maschi, Deborah Viola, Mary T. Harrison, William Harrison, Lindsay Koskinen, Stephanie Bellusa

Older adults in prison present a significant health and human rights challenge for the criminal justice system. To date, there is no known study that provides a comprehensive…

2013 Awards for Excellence

Editorial

Morag MacDonald, Robert Greifinger and David Kane