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Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Natasha Ginnivan, Amanuel Kidane Hagos, Tony Butler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the nature of food served in selected prisons in Kenya. [PDF]

African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2017
Catering in Kenyan prisons is an issue of great concern to the government and the entire society as it results in an increase in bad health and hardening of the behaviour of prisoners. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the nature of food served in
Dr. Jacqueline C. Korir
doaj  

Prisons

Géographie et Cultures, 2012
In prisons, sexual activities are officially forbidden, although sex is ubiquitous. If prison spaces are analyzed within a deterministic framework, they can be considered as generating sexual violence and/or favoring some sexual activities (as ...
Gwénola Ricordeau, Olivier Milhaud
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Australian Activists as Storytellers in Digital Spaces: Acquiring Skills, Producing Content and Getting the Message Out

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As modes of activism rapidly evolve, activists—both seasoned and emerging—must increasingly navigate a hybrid terrain of both digital and non‐digital engagement. This paper draws on the personal narratives of 16 nascent activists based in Australia to explore how they develop competencies related to digital storytelling, which is critical to ...
Garth Stahl, Miri Yemini, Claire Maxwell, Yating Hu, Benjamin Adams, Sarah Bergen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of Lactic Acid Bacterium Exopolysaccharide, Biological, and Nutritional Evaluation of Probiotic Formulated Fermented Coconut Beverage

International Journal of Food Science
Exopolysaccharides (EPSs), produced by lactic acid bacteria (LAB), play a crucial role in enhancing the texture and stability of yoghurt by forming a protective matrix that helps to maintain its rheological and sensory characteristics.
Bukola Christianah Adebayo-Tayo, Bukola Rachael Ogundele, Oladeji Aderibigbe Ajani, Olusola Ademola Olaniyi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute toxicity of ADB‐CHMINACA ‐ a case series of patients with pronounced central nervous symptoms including the posterior reversible encephalopathic syndrome

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim This report presents a series of 16 patients who were admitted to the emergency department following confirmed intake of the potent synthetic cannabinoid ADB‐CHMINACA. Methods The cases are drawn from a prospective observational study following the recreational use of synthetic cannabinoids.
Maren Hermanns‐Clausen, Michaela Sommer, Annette Zschiesche, Verena Angerer, Martin Scheu, Florian Eyer, Johannes Nadler, Volker Auwärter   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prisons

, 2019
The title PRISONS states the law in relation to the structure of the prison administration system, the legal basis and incidents of imprisonment, classification and control of prisoners, conditions of detention, redress and grievance mechanisms, release ...
Hemming, Andrew
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Prevalence and correlates of mental illness among inmates in North-western Ethiopia: A new look into the roles of rehabilitation service use

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
Data on the magnitude of mental illnesses and associated factors among inmates in Ethiopia, in general and in the Amhara region in particular are scarce.
Yassin Mohammed Yesuf, Amlaku Alemu Birhan, Addisu Gedlu Birara, Bewket Dereje Adimas, Abebe Bahiru Bezabh, Nega Gedefaw Agmase   +5 more
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The quantification and epistemology of medicines use and polypharmacy tested in an observational study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Definitions of ‘medicines use’ and ‘polypharmacy’ may refer to all medicines, regular long‐term medicines or another subset. Valid definitions of medicines use should incorporate type of use (long term, short course and as needed [PRN]), changes in use (start, stop and dose change) and a description of temporal examination (cross‐sectional or ...
Lorna Pairman, Paul Chin, Matthew Doogue
wiley   +1 more source

Mental Health in Prisons

, 2018
This book examines how the prison environment, architecture and culture can affect mental health as well as determine both the type and delivery of mental health services.

core   +3 more sources