Exploring reasons and motivations for suicide attempts in prison before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic [PDF]
Health & JusticeBackground Suicide attempts represent a critical public health concern in prison settings, where rates are substantially higher than in the general population. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced additional stressors, yet little is known about its impact on
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The Influence of Psychopathy on Incarcerated Inmates’ Cognitive Empathy
Brain Sciences, 2022 (1) Background: there is an ongoing debate about whether psychopathic traits increase or decrease cognitive empathy/Theory of Mind. (2) Methods: using a representative sample of 204 Spanish convicted inmates incarcerated at the Pereiro de Aguiar ...
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Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Drug Abuse Among Inmates in Kosovo Prisons [PDF]
International Journal of Biomedicine, 2023 Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in drug use among inmates in prisons worldwide, including Kosovo, due to restrictions on visitation and addiction recovery programs.
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Differences in triage and medical confidentiality between prisons of Belgium and the Netherlands [PDF]
, 2021 Objectives: The aim of this study is to describe the opinions of prison doctors, and to compare the primary health care in prisons between Belgium and the Netherlands.
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La condizione detentiva, il trattamento e la relazione professionale con il detenuto autore di reati sessuali. Una visione esperienziale Détention, réinsertion et relation professionnelle avec les délinquants sexuels incarcérés. Un point de vue fondé sur l’expérience Detention, rehabilitation and professional relationship with sex offender prisoners. An experience-based point of view [PDF]
Rivista di Criminologia, Vittimologia e Sicurezza, 2019 L’articolo, partendo dalla presentazione di una innovativa esperienza trattamentale nei confronti di sex offender attuata nella Casa Circondariale di Chieti, vuole proporre l’importanza che i percorsi di inclusione nei confronti di tali autori di reato ...
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Sichuan jingshen weisheng, 2023 BackgroundThe mental health level of the prison police is relatively low， so finding innovative ways to improve the mental health of them is of great significance for the safety of prison supervision and the implementation of peaceful China initiative ...
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Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act of 2021: Reflections and recommendations
Women's Health, 2022 In the last five decades, the number of women behind bars in the United States has risen exponentially. It is now estimated that there are nearly 58,000 admissions of pregnant people—disproportionately women of color—to jails and prisons each year ...
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Health & Justice, 2018 Background Prisons are a key location to access Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infected people who inject drugs (PWID). Prison health care structures are complex and optimising health care delivery to this high need, marginalised and underserved population ...
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Fighting covid-19 outbreaks in prisons [PDF]
, 2020 Improving prison health services is critical for fighting epidemics such as covid-19. Prisoners are at much higher risk of infectious diseases than communities outside.
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The significance of 'the visit' in an English category-B prison: Views from prisoners, prisoners' families and prison staff [PDF]
, 2012 A number of claims have been made regarding the importance of prisoners staying in touch with their family through prison visits, firstly from a humanitarian perspective of enabling family members to see each other, but also regarding the impact of ...
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