The high prevalence of HIV infection among prisoners and pre-trial detainees, combined
with overcrowding and sub-standard living conditions sometimes amounting to inhuman or …

This article examines the specific experiences of women in prison, focusing on previous
(and continuing) physical and mental abuse, the consequent health care requirements of …

Background Literature on the disease profile of prisoners that differentiates by age and
gender remains sparse. This study aimed to describe the health of correctional inmates in …

Prisons play an important role in drug policy. They are used to punish people who break
drug laws and they also hold a large number of people who have experience of drug use …

This book provides a theoretically informed guide to the practice of working with offenders in
different settings and for different purposes. It deals with topics such as offender …

Problem drug users are over-represented in prison and many continue to use illegal drugs
in custody, despite attempts to prevent this (Dolan, Merghati, Brentari, & Stevens, 2007) …

This article presents insights from small-scale qualitative research exploring the intertwining
nature of drug addiction and mental ill-health among men in Scottish prisons. Semi …

Purpose Many studies show that incarcerated populations have higher rates of problem
drug use than the general population. The purpose of this paper is to analyse trends in …

Wprowadzenie W artykule opisano psychologiczną i społeczną sytuację kobiet
uzależnionych od narkotyków przebywających w zakładach karnych w pięciu krajach …

Nachfolgend werden die Ergebnisse der Sekundäranalyse zur Drogensituation in
Deutschland und den USA dargestellt. Hierbei werden einerseits die Verbreitung des …