The large and growing population of people who experience incarceration makes prison
health an essential component of public health and a critical setting for reducing health
inequities. People who experience incarceration have a high burden of physical and mental
health care needs and have poor health outcomes. Addressing these health disparities
requires effective governance and accountability for prison health care services, including
delivery of quality care in custody and effective integration with community health services …

On any given day, more than 10.7 million people are incarcerated worldwide. 1 In many
countries, reliance on systems such as bail and remand result in a large proportion of the
prison population being incarcerated for weeks or months rather than years. As such, the
number of people moving through prisons each year is undoubtedly much higher. Although
the United States distinguishes between prisons and jails, most countries do not. Some
countries also have separate youth detention centers for the incarceration of adolescents. In …