Articles

Bridging the gap between health and justice

Authors: Lior Gideon

Incarceration as a catalyst for worsening health

The primary aim of this paper is to explicate the mechanisms through which incarceration affects health. Guided by theories that emphasize the compounding nature of inequality and with a focus on those that ar...

Authors: Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein

Prior criminal charges and outcomes among individuals initiating office-based buprenorphine treatment

There is little data on the impact of prior criminal activity on the treatment of opioid dependence with office-based buprenorphine. The goal of this study was to investigate the association between prior crim...

Authors: Elizabeth E Harris, Janet S Jacapraro and Darius A Rastegar

Complex health-related needs among young, soon-to-be-released prisoners

To estimate the prevalence and co-occurrence of health-related needs among young people aged 18 to 24 years transitioning out of adult prisons.

Authors: Kate van Dooren, Alun Richards, Nick Lennox and Stuart A Kinner