International Journal of Prisoner Health: Volume 11 Issue 1

Breaking the addictive cycle of the system: improving US criminal justice practices to address substance use disorders

Albert M. Kopak

Recent political commentary in the USA has suggested that there is great potential for current criminal justice practices designed for drug-involved offenders to be significantly…

Injecting drug use in prison: prevalence and implications for needle exchange policy

Nat M.J. Wright, Charlotte N. E. Tompkins, Tracey M. Farragher

The purpose of this paper is to explore prison drug injecting prevalence, identify any changes in injecting prevalence and practice during imprisonment and explore views on prison…

Drug and alcohol use and treatment for Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous prisoners: demand reduction strategies

Kate Dolan, Ana Rodas, Adam Bode

– The purpose of this paper is to compare the use of drugs and alcohol by Indigenous and non-Indigenous prisoners and examine relevant treatment in Australian prisons.

Smoking cessation in male prisoners: a literature review

Ashleigh Djachenko, Winsome St John, Creina Mitchell

– The purpose of this paper is to review the available literature relating to smoking cessation (SC) for the male prisoner population.

Incarcerated women's HPV awareness, beliefs, and experiences

Tyson Pankey, Megha Ramaswamy

– The purpose of this paper is to explore incarcerated women's awareness, beliefs, and experiences with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and vaccination.

Editorial

Morag MacDonald, Robert Greifinger, David Kane