... of neurodisability and substance use problems, and LAC in general have high rates of school exclusion, homelessness and unemployment. This study aims to understand whether these factors persist in LAC who are in prison as adults. Design/methodology/approach Administrative data collected by the Do-IT profiler...

...Kjersti Berge Evensen; Vibeke Hervik Bull Purpose Prisoners’ oral health is an often overseen, yet important aspect of the general health of prisoners. To develop effective measures to improve the situation, it is important to get an overview of existing research. The purpose of this study...

...Bintinee Bilmumad; Tippawan Liabsuetrakul; Nipa Ngamtrairai; Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong Purpose This study aims to measure the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), its association with imprisonment status and to document the treatment success rate (TSR) among prisoners in Songkhla province...

...Steve Lambert; Dean Wilkinson Purpose The outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus and subsequent COVID-19 illness has had a major impact on all levels of society internationally. The extent of the impact of COVID-19 on prison staff and prisoners in England and Wales...

...Ahmad Hajebrahimi; Khalil Alimohammadzadeh; Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini; Ali Maher; Mohammadkarim Bahadori Purpose High quality health-care delivery is not only the governments’ responsibility but also every prisoner’s right. Health care in prison and, particularly, of Iranian prisoners is increasingly...

...Per-Åke Nylander; Claes Holm; Odd Lindberg Purpose This study aims to analyze prisoners’ experiences of prison drug-treatment programs in Sweden. How do they describe their personal relationships with the prison staff and with other prisoners in the wings? How do they describe the social climate...

...Gautam Gulati; Brendan D. Kelly; Conor O’Neill; Paul O’Connell; Sally Linehan; Eimear Spain; David Meagher; Colum P. Dunne Purpose The assessment and management of prisoners on hunger strikes in a custodial setting is complex. There is limited clinical guidance available for psychiatrists to draw...

... minority in the Irish prison population and worldwide prison populations. There is growing recognition that specialist services for such individuals are in need of development. The purpose of this paper is to propose a care pathway for the management of individuals with an ID who present in prison, based...

...Jane Leaman; Anna Amelia Richards; Lynn Emslie; Eamonn Joseph O’Moore Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the components of a high-quality prison healthcare system and the impact, ten-years on, of the transfer of accountability in England, from a justice ministry to a health...