International Journal of Prisoner Health: Volume 15 Issue 2

Trends in addiction treatment in Irish prisons using national surveillance data, 2009–2014

Aoife Cannon, Fiona Nally, Anne Collins, Ronnie Fay, Suzi Lyons

Many studies show that incarcerated populations have higher rates of problem drug use than the general population. The purpose of this paper is to analyse trends in addiction…

Offenders’ perceptions of the UK prison smoking ban

Stephanie Dugdale, Heather Semper, Rachel Povey, Sarah Elison-Davies, Glyn Davies, Jonathan Ward

Despite overall reductions in levels of smoking in the UK, rates of offender smoking remain high. In 2016, it was announced that prisons in England and Wales would gradually…

Promoting gender responsive support for women inmates: a case study from inside a prison

Sarah Wendt, Heather Fraser

Most women who serve time in prison will eventually be released and expected to reintegrate back into society. To maximize the chances of success, careful support is usually…

Comparative study between prison- and community-based treatment satisfaction for opioid use disorder in Lebanon

Dany Khalaf, Maryse Hayek, Jules-Joel Bakhos, Fadi Abou-Mrad

Opioid substitution treatment (OST), such as Buprenorphine, has become a well-established evidence-based approach for the treatment of inmates with opioid use disorder (OUD) in…

Comparing health status, disability, and access to care in older and younger inmates in the New South Wales corrections system

Courtney Field, Vicki Archer

The purpose of this paper is to compare the rates of chronic illness, disability and access to care between older and younger inmates who took part in a large epidemiological…

Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in prisons: a prevalence study

Sukran Kose, Pelin Adar, Ayhan Gozaydin, Lutfiye Kuzucu, Gulgun Akkoclu

Prisons, which are hazardous places for various contagious diseases, carry additional risks for HBV and HCV because of the communal lifestyle (common use of tools like razor…

Effect of age, time spent in prison and level of education on the perceived health and quality of life of elderly prisoners

Nicolas Combalbert, Valérie Pennequin, Claude Ferrand, Moussa Keita, Brigitte Geffray

The purpose of this paper is to assess the level of perceived health and quality of life of elderly prisoners in France, and to see whether there is a link between aging, time…

Changes in subjective wellbeing of prisoners on remand

Oscar Bloem, Erik Bulten, Robbert-Jan Verkes

Low levels of subjective wellbeing in prisoners may relate to mental health problems and difficulties in reintegration after imprisonment. The development of subjective wellbeing…

Prevalence and correlates of low self-reported physical health status among prisoners in New South Wales, Australia

Joanne Ross, Courtney Field, Sharlene Kaye, Julia Bowman

The purpose of this paper is to examine the prevalence and predictors of low self-reported physical health status among NSW prison inmates.