Background In recent times, sub-Saharan African (SSA) prisons have seen a substantial
increase in women prisoners, including those incarcerated with children. Methods A scoping …

Background Treatment and special protection of the rights of incarcerated young people in
prisons are mandated under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), as well as under …

Purpose The Sub-Saharan African (SSA) region remains at the epicentre of the HIV
epidemic and disproportionately affecting women, girls and prisoners. Women in prison are …

Abstract Background Sub Saharan African (SSA) prisons have seen a substantial increase
in women prisoners in recent years. Despite this increase, women prisoners constitute a …

Purpose Sub-Saharan African prisons have seen a substantial increase in women
prisoners, including those incarcerated with children. There is very little strategic literature …

Background The healthcare needs and general experience of women in detention in sub-
Saharan Africa are rarely studied and poorly understood. Methods A mixed-methods study …

abstract The health needs of women in sub-Saharan African prisons are both neglected and
poorly understood. Outside South Africa, little research exists on African prison health; what …

Globally, over 1 million children in conflict with the law are in detention, yet little research,
particularly from Africa, has addressed their experiences of incarceration. Between …

Purpose The global spotlight is increasingly shone on the situation of women in the male-
dominated prison environment. Africa has observed a 24% increase in its female prison …

According to the Cameroonian Penal Code, pregnant women, nursing mothers and children
may not be admitted to prison and, by implication, there are no facilities to cater for these …