Post-release opioid-related overdose mortality is the leading cause of death among people
released from jails or prisons (PRJP). Informed by the proximate determinants framework …

Female sex workers (FSWs) and female prisoners experience elevated HIV prevalence
relative to the general population because of unprotected sex and unsafe drug use …

Political participation and citizens' perceptions of the legitimacy and fairness of government
are central components of democracy. In this article, we examine one possible threat to …

The primary aim of this paper is to explicate the mechanisms through which incarceration
affects health. Guided by theories that emphasize the compounding nature of inequality and …

The global prison population exceeds 10 million and continues to grow; more than 30
million people are released from custody annually. These individuals are disproportionately …

We briefly review extant literature on the contextual sources of HIV risk among drug users—
the drug user risk environment—and on structural interventions to address drug user …

Despite a substantial base of literature on father–child relationships, little is known about
how incarceration affects these relationships, or how fathers connect with and support their …

Given the importance of the control of sexually transmitted infections in the general
population and specifically in the prison system, we rolled out this cross-sectional study in …

Background People involved in the justice system are at 2.5 times the risk of HIV infection
compared to the general population, which is further complicated by substance abuse. The …

Objectives The authors examined the associations between personal and partner
incarceration, high-risk sexual partnerships and biologically confirmed sexually transmitted …