International Journal of Prisoner Health: Volume 9 Issue 3

Shakespeare in Prison: affecting health and wellbeing

Emma Marie Heard, Allyson Mutch, Lisa Fitzgerald, Rob Pensalfini

This research aimed to investigate the impacts of the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble Prison Project (QSEPP) on the health and wellbeing of participants, specifically with regard…

Partner violence and health among HIV-infected jail detainees

Jaimie P. Meyer, Jeffrey A. Wickersham, Jeannia J. Fu, Shan-Estelle Brown, Tami P. Sullivan, Sandra A. Springer, Frederick L. Altice

Little is known about the association of intimate partner violence (IPV) with specific HIV-treatment outcomes, especially among criminal justice (CJ) populations who are…

Incarcerated women develop a nutrition and fitness program: participatory research

Ruth Elwood Martin, Sue Adamson, Mo Korchinski, Alison Granger-Brown, Vivian R. Ramsden, Jane A. Buxton, Nancy Espinoza-Magana, Sue L. Pollock, Megan J.F. Smith, Ann C. Macaulay, Lara Lisa Condello, T. Gregory Hislop

Women in prison throughout the world experience higher rates of mental and physical illness compared with the general population and compared with men in prison. The paper finds…

Health promotion and young prisoners: a European perspective

Morag MacDonald, Fatemeh Rabiee, Caren Weilandt

The purpose of this paper is to assess the health promotion needs of vulnerable young prisoners and the existing health promotion activities in custodial settings in seven…

Editorial

Morag MacDonald, Robert Greifinger and David Kane

Criminal justice nursing – progress within the profession in the UK

Ann Norman