Health status of prisoners in Canada: Narrative review

F Kouyoumdjian, A Schuler, FI Matheson… - Canadian family …, 2016 - cfp.ca
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 …

[HTML][HTML] The health care utilization of people in prison and after prison release: A population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada

FG Kouyoumdjian, SY Cheng, K Fung, AM Orkin… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Many people experience imprisonment each year, and this population bears a
disproportionate burden of morbidity and mortality. States have an obligation to provide …

Understanding and improving the health of people who experience incarceration: an overview and synthesis

SA Kinner, JT Young - Epidemiologic reviews, 2018 - academic.oup.com
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 …

The case for improving the health of ex-prisoners

SA Kinner, EA Wang - American journal of public health, 2014 - ajph.aphapublications.org
The global prison population exceeds 10 million and continues to grow; more than 30
million people are released from custody annually. These individuals are disproportionately …

Looking behind the bars: emerging health issues for people in prison

S Stürup-Toft, EJ O'moore, EH Plugge - British Medical Bulletin, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Introduction There are more than 10 million people imprisoned worldwide. These individuals
experience a higher burden of communicable and non-communicable disease, mental …

[PDF][PDF] 2009 NSW inmate health survey: key findings report

D Indig, L Topp, B Ross, H Mamoon… - Justice Health …, 2010 - researchgate.net
In 1996 (Butler, 1997) and again in 2001 (Butler & Milner, 2003), the (then) New South
Wales (NSW) Corrections Health Service successfully conducted the Inmate Health Surveys …

Health behind bars: Utilization and evaluation of medical care among jail inmates

CH Lindquist, CA Lindquist - Journal of Community Health, 1999 - Springer
Jail and prison inmates experience disproportionately high levels of chronic and acute
physical health problems, resulting in increased utilization of health services in correctional …

[HTML][HTML] Mental and physical health problems before and after detention: a matched cohort study

AJE Dirkzwager, R Verheij, P Nieuwbeerta… - The Lancet Regional …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Individuals with poor health are largely overrepresented in prison populations.
However, it remains unclear whether their poor health status already exists prior to their …

“From the prison door right to the sidewalk, everything went downhill,” a qualitative study of the health experiences of recently released inmates

IA Binswanger, C Nowels, KF Corsi, J Long… - International journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
In many states, budget constraints are prompting earlier release of prison inmates. Prior
studies have demonstrated elevated mortality rates in the post-release period but little is …

Health needs of prisoners in England and Wales: the implications for prison healthcare of gender, age and ethnicity

F Harris, G Hek, L Condon - Health & social care in the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
This paper aims to provide evidence of the healthcare needs of prisoners in relation to
gender, age and ethnicity, drawing from a larger systematic overview of the policy and …