International Journal of Prisoner Health: Volume 13 Issue 2

WEPHREN: a global prison health research network

Emma Plugge, Sunita Stürup-Toft, Éamonn J. O’Moore, Lars Møller

The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the WorldwidE Prison Health Research & Engagement Network (WEPHREN) which aims to improve the evidence base for health and…

Fear of rape from behind prison walls

Lauren O’Neill Shermer, Heather Sudo

The Prison Rape Elimination Act has brought significant attention to the issue of sexual victimization within correctional institutions. While the actual risk of sexual…

Prisoners perceptions of a mental health wellness workshop

Brian Keogh, Padraig McBennett, Jan deVries, Agnes Higgins, Marie O’Shea, Louise Doyle

The purpose of this paper is to report on the evaluation of a one-day mental health wellness workshop which was delivered to male prisoners in an urban prison in the Republic of…

Improving collaboration between professionals supporting mentally ill offenders

Sarah Hean, Atle Ødegård, Elisabeth Willumsen

Interprofessional collaboration is necessary when supporting mentally ill offenders but little is understood of these interactions. The purpose of this paper is to explore prison…

Hospital admissions for HIV-infected prisoners in Italy

Emanuele Pontali, Roberto Ranieri, Elena Rastrelli, Maria Donata Iannece, Anna Maria Ialungo, Serena Dell’Isola, Alfonso Liberti, Pietro Rosario, Rodolfo Casati, Giulio Starnini, Sergio Babudieri

The purpose of this paper is to give a description of the clinical conditions and patient demographics of inpatient admissions of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected…

Prison health service directors’ views on research priorities and organizational issues in conducting research in prison: outcomes of a national deliberative roundtable

Paul Leslie Simpson, Jill Guthrie, Tony Butler

Given that prisoners have significant health needs across most areas, the paucity of prisoner health research, and the difficulties involved in the conduct of research in this…

Teledentistry, new oral care tool for prisoners

Nicolas Giraudeau, Camille Inquimbert, Robin Delafoy, Paul Tramini, Jean Valcarcel, Fadi Meroueh

In France, all incarcerated prisoners are required to undergo a dental examination (Ministère de la santé et de la protection sociale, 2004 and Ministère de la justice, 2004)…