International Journal of Prisoner Health: Volume 16 Issue 4

Punitive discontinuation of opioid agonist therapy during incarceration

Allison Marmel, Nikki Bozinoff

The prevalence of substance use disorders among incarcerated individuals in Canada is substantially higher than in the general population. Many incarcerated individuals with…

Psychosocial treatment for incarcerated methamphetamine users: the Philippines experience

Ma. Regina M. Hechanova, Jennel C. Reyes, Avegale C. Acosta, Antover P. Tuliao

The purpose of this study is to evaluate a psychosocial treatment program for prisoners incarcerated because of methamphetamine use. It compared the outcomes of prisoners who…

Criminalization and capture strategies in the HIV/AIDS assemblage

Jen Rinaldi, Olga Marques

This study aims to ask how HIV/AIDS is arranged as a public threat in and through Canadian law, particularly in relation to transmission, and how strategies of capture extend the…

Barriers to healthcare delivery in Iranian prisons: a qualitative study

Ahmad Hajebrahimi, Khalil Alimohammadzadeh, Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini, Ali Maher, Mohammadkarim Bahadori

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…

Perspectives on smokefree prison policy among people in custody in Scotland

Ashley Brown, Douglas Eadie, Richard Purves, Andrea Mohan, Kate Hunt

This paper aims to explore smokefree prison policy, from the perspective of people in custody in Scotland.

Developing mental health awareness and help seeking in prison: a feasibility study of the State of Mind Sport programme

David Woods, Gerry Leavey, Rosie Meek, Gavin Breslin

The high prevalence of mental illness within the prison population necessitates innovative mental health awareness provision. This purpose of this feasibility study with 75 males…