International Journal of Prisoner Health: Volume 9 Issue 1

Ukrainian prisoners and community reentry challenges: implications for transitional care

Olga Morozova, Lyuba Azbel, Yevgeny Grishaev, Sergii Dvoryak, Jeffrey A. Wickersham, Frederick L. Altice

The study aims to assess reentry challenges faced by Ukrainian prisoners and to determine the factors associated with having a greater number of challenges in order to suggest…

Health care in small prisons: incorporating high‐quality standards

Jean‐Pierre Rieder, Alejandra Casillas, Gérard Mary, Anne‐Dominique Secretan, Jean‐Michel Gaspoz, Hans Wolff

In the past, health management in Geneva's six post‐trial prisons had been variable and inconsistent. In 2008, the unit of penitentiary medicine of the Geneva University Hospitals…

Developing blood borne virus services across prisons in Wales, UK

Stephanie E. Perrett, Noel Craine, Marion Lyons

This paper aims to describe the strategies being put in place to develop blood borne virus (BBV) services across prisons in Wales, UK, in response to the recommendations for…

Alcohol use disorders and antiretroviral therapy among prisoners in Argentina

Michael Alpert, Jeffrey A. Wickersham, Mariana Vázquez, Frederick L. Altice

While Argentina has significantly improved access to HIV care and antiretroviral therapy (ART) for both the general population and prisoners, the prevalence of alcohol use…

Editorial

Morag MacDonald, Robert Greifinger, David Kane