International Journal of Prisoner Health: Volume 10 Issue 3

HIV/AIDS in Lebanese prisons: challenges and proposed actions

Diala Ammar, Alberto Cordova

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the extent of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) crisis in Lebanese prisons, propose functional…

Mental health in-reach in an urban UK remand prison

Andrew Forrester, Jagmohan Singh, Karen Slade, Tim Exworthy, Piyal Sen

Prison mental health in-reach teams (MHITs) have developed in England and Wales over the last decade. Services have been nationally reviewed, but detailed descriptions of their…

“Seek, test, treat and retain” for hepatitis C in the United States criminal justice system

Sarah Larney, Curt G. Beckwith, Nickolas D. Zaller, Brian T. Montague, Josiah Rich

The purpose of this paper is to consider the potential benefits and challenges of applying a strategy of “seek, test, treat and retain” (STTR) to hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the US…

Palliative and end-of-life care in prisons: a content analysis of the literature

Tina Maschi, Suzanne Marmo, Junghee Han

The growing numbers of terminally ill and dying in prison has high economic and moral costs as global correctional systems and the society at large. However, to date little is…

Managing pain in prison: staff perspectives

Elizabeth Walsh, Christine Butt, Dawn Freshwater, Rachael Dobson, Nat Wright, Jane Cahill, Michelle Briggs, David Alldred

The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of one part of a larger study, funded by the National Institute for Health Research, which explored the management of pain in…

Editorial

Morag MacDonald, David Kane, Robert Greifinger