ArticleEpidemiologic reviews2018
Understanding and Improving the Health of People Who Experience Incarceration: An Overview and Synthesis.
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90 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Global coverage of interventions for reduction of injecting drug use-related harm, HIV, viral hepatitis and tuberculosis in prisons and other carceral settings: A systematic review.The International journal on drug policy · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of legally mandated non-custodial drug and alcohol treatment orders for improved health, well-being, global functioning and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Health & justice · 2026Pooled it
- Mental and physical health morbidity among people in prisons: an umbrella review.The Lancet. Public health · 2024Pooled it
- The impact of supported accommodation on health and criminal justice outcomes of people released from prison: a systematic literature review.Harm reduction journal · 2023Pooled it
- Sex differences in suicide, suicidal ideation, and self-harm after release from incarceration: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2023Pooled it
- Criminal Justice Involvement after Release from Prison following Exposure to Community Mental Health Services among People Who Use Illicit Drugs and Have Mental Illness: a Systematic Review.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Health of people experiencing co-occurring homelessness, imprisonment, substance use, sex work and/or severe mental illness in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2021Pooled it
- A Proposal for a Best-evidence Model of Care and Program Logic for Supported Accommodation for People Released From Prison.International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology · 2026Article
- Oral health of incarcerated young people: a scoping review.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026Article
- Defining quality of healthcare in Dutch police custody: the development of a conceptual framework for monitoring care quality through a scoping review and expert consultations.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Developing a validity testing plan for a patient-reported outcome measure in a new context using the argument-based approach to validity.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Accelerating tuberculosis diagnosis in Mozambican prisons using digital chest X-rays with computer-aided detection: a longitudinal, comprehensive health intervention.BMC global and public health · 2026Article
- Rapid Interventions to Limit Outbreak of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in Correctional Facility, North Carolina, USA, 2024.Emerging infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Effects of a Relapse Prevention Program on motivation, relapse, and stress management in correctional settings.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2026Article
- Participatory design of built environment strategies to enhance movement, wellbeing, and quality of life among incarcerated men.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Article
- From means to meaningful: undertaking cluster analysis to develop health literacy profiles of people in Australian prisons.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Plasma levels of zinc, selenium, and copper among incarcerated men in Switzerland.International journal of public health · 2026Article
- Application of co-design to develop and prioritise health literacy-informed action ideas for implementation across prisons in New South Wales, Australia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Australia's research investment in the health of justice-involved populations.Australian health review : a publication of the Australian Hospital Association · 2025Article
30 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
The world prison population is growing at a rate that exceeds the rate of population growth. This issue of Epidemiologic Reviews comprises articles in which researchers summarize what is known about some of the key health issues facing people in prison, particularly in relation to human immunodeficiency virus and other blood-borne viral infections. A key recurring theme is that addressing the health needs of people in prison is important to reducing health inequalities at the population level-that prisoner health is public health. The reviews also highlight some critical evidence gaps, notably the lack of evidence from low- and middle-income countries, and the limited number of longitudinal studies in which health behaviors, health outcomes, or health service experiences after release from prison are documented. Despite growing evidence of the poor health of detained adolescents, none of the included reviews considered this population. Further research on the health of young people who cycle through juvenile detention should be a priority. Despite a rapidly growing literature on the health of people who experience incarceration, some critical health issues remain poorly understood, and there has been insufficient attention devoted to co-occurring health conditions and the consequent need for coordinated care. Key populations in custodial settings remain understudied, limiting capacity to develop targeted, evidence-based responses to their health needs. The quality of many studies is suboptimal, and although rigorous, independent research in correctional settings can be challenging, it is not impossible and is critical to laying the groundwork for evidence-based reform.
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