Background People who experience incarceration are characterised by poor health profiles.
Clarification of the disease burden in the prison population can inform service and policy …

Adolescents detained within the criminal justice system are affected by complex health
problems, health-risk behaviours, and high rates of premature death. We did a global …

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 …

Objective To review the literature for quantitative research on the health status of persons in
custody in provincial, territorial, and federal correctional facilities in Canada, and summarize …

Background High mortality rates have been reported in people released from prison
compared with the general population. However, few studies have investigated potential risk …

The large and growing population of people who experience incarceration makes prison
health an essential component of public health and a critical setting for reducing health …

We systematically reviewed randomized controlled trials of interventions to improve the
health of people during imprisonment or in the year after release. We searched 14 …

Background The paper presents a systematic review and metasynthesis of findings from
qualitative evaluations of community reentry programs. The programs sought to engage …

There has been growing interest in improving the health of Black men and the social
determinants of health affecting them. In this paper, we argue that incarceration is an …

Purpose People released from incarceration are at increased risk of suicide compared to the
general population. We aimed to synthesise evidence on the incidence of and sex …