International Journal of Prisoner Health: Volume 15 Issue 4

Optimising opioid substitution therapy in the prison environment

Farrukh Alam, Nat Wright, Paul Roberts, Sunny Dhadley, Joanne Townley, Russell Webster

The purpose of this paper is to examine the current provision of opioid substitution therapy (OST) during and immediately following release from detention in prisons in England…

A model for sustainable laser tattoo removal services for adult probationers

Victoria D. Ojeda, Laura Romero, Arisa Ortiz

The purpose of this paper is to describe a sustainable free laser tattoo removal clinic for economically disadvantaged adult probationers.

Problem gambling and support preferences among Finnish prisoners: a pilot study in an adult correctional population

Kalle Lind, Anne H. Salonen, Johanna Järvinen-Tassopoulos, Hannu Alho, Sari Castrén

The purpose of this paper is to explore the prevalence of potential problem gambling among Finnish prisoners; the associations between problem gambling and demographics, substance…

Prisoners’ ambivalent sexism and domestic violence: a narrative study

Ines Testoni, Giulia Branciforti, Adriano Zamperini, Livia Zuliani, Felice Alfonso Nava

Gender inequality and sexism are often at the root of domestic violence against women and children, with both serving to justify male domination. This runs in parallel with…

Access to a quality healthcare among prisoners – perspectives of health providers of a prison infirmary, Ghana

Terrylyna Baffoe-Bonnie, Samuel Kojo Ntow, Kwasi Awuah-Werekoh, Augustine Adomah-Afari

The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of health system factors on access to a quality healthcare among prisoners in Ghana.

Posttraumatic stress, panic disorder, violence, and recidivism among local jail detainees

Elizabeth Combs, Kaitlin Guston, Albert Kopak, Alyssa Raggio, Norman G. Hoffmann

Most research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and offending has been conducted with special populations (e.g. veterans and female inmates) and generally overlooks the…