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The state of the prisons. Deaths in prison. [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 1984
Revue aux points de vue statistique, medicolegal et psychologique. Les morts par suicide, par greve de la faim, par «autres causes». Les morts par incendie.
openaire   +3 more sources

Peer support in prison health care: an investigation into the Listening Scheme in one adult male prison [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
[Executive Summary] Introduction: Prisoners are six times more likely to take their lives than an average person in the UK. Current prison suicide prevention policy in England and Wales reflects the importance of peer supporters and working with outside
Foster, John, Magee, Helen
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Frequency of Smear Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Prisoners of Central Prison of Hamadan in 1999

open access: yesپزشکی بالینی ابن سینا, 2001
All factors that produce active tuberculosis are present in prisoners.    The over crowded condition of most prisons coupled with HIV infection,    malnutrition and IV drug abusing among prisoners may lead to a substantial    tuberculosis epidemic in the
M. Ansari, H. Shah Nazari
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Medical Care of American POWs during the War of 1812 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
In 2005, a service in Halifax commemorated US soldiers and sailors who perished in Britain’s Melville Island prisoner-of-war camp during the War of 1812 and whose remains now lie on Deadman’s Island, a nearby peninusla.
Newfield, Gareth A.
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The Study of Personality Traits and Demographic Characteristics of Prisoners with Psychopathic Personality Disorder in Comparison with Ordinary Prisoners in Sample of Tehran Prisoners, Tehran, Iran.

open access: yesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2012
Background and Objectives: Most conducted research about psychopathy has been done among Western countries' prisoners and it has remained unclear whether these findings are applicable in other contexts.
D Ghaderi   +3 more
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Prevalence of skin diseases among elderly prisoners in Taiwan: an examination of skin health in prison

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics
Background Although prisoner health is a topic of significant importance, it has received limited attention in epidemiological studies, likely due to challenges in obtaining data. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of skin diseases
Zhu Liduzi Jiesisibieke   +4 more
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Health problems among detainees in Switzerland: a study using the ICPC-2 classification

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2011
Background Little is known about the health status of prisoners in Switzerland. The aim of this study was to provide a detailed description of the health problems presented by detainees in Switzerland's largest remand prison.
Bertrand Dominique   +7 more
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prisoners and prison life

open access: yes, 2015
Countries with similar economies, cultures, languages and politics tend to have similar penal systems, albeit with some surprises and anomalies (Cavadino and Dignan, 2006). The purpose of this chapter is to explore the penal systems in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland to see if they converge with other Western, developed, industrialised ...
openaire   +4 more sources

Mentoring Former Prisoners: A Guide for Reentry Programs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Few social programs have attempted to provide high-risk adults -- and, particularly, former prisoners -- with mentors. And thus there are few resources that offer practical advice and recommendations for mentoring this population, given its distinct ...
Jerry Sherk   +2 more
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