International Journal of Prisoner Health: Volume 9 Issue 2

Understanding the needs of vulnerable prisoners: the role of social and emotional wellbeing

Yvonne Maxwell, Andrew Day, Sharon Casey

Social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) is a term used to refer to the state of an individual's overall wellbeing. This review aims to consider the importance of understanding and…

Exploring motivations to stop injecting in English prisons: qualitative research with former male prisoners

Charlotte N.E. Tompkins

This paper aims to explore the cessation of injecting amongst male drug users when in prison in England and uncovers what influenced this behaviour and why.

Access to harm reduction and HIV‐related treatment services inside Indian prisons: experiences of formerly incarcerated injecting drug users

Venkatesan Chakrapani, Ram Kamei, Hoineilam Kipgen, Jayanta Kumar Kh

The authors aimed to examine the incarceration experiences of injecting drug users in accessing harm reduction, and HIV‐related services inside prisons in India.

HIV‐related knowledge and attitudes among Indonesian prison officers

Zahrotur R. Hinduan, Harry Suherman, W.J. Lucas Pinxten, Bachti Alisjahbana, Harm J. Hospers

Prison officers have a vital role in running a secure and healthy living environment for the inmates. The purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between…

Editorial

Morag MacDonald, Robert Greifinger, David Kane