Women in prison settings: a themed virtual special issue from the International Journal of Prison Health

International Journal of Prison Health

Women in prison settings: a themed virtual special issue from the International Journal of Prison Health

The following recent articles from the International Journal of Prison Health all focus on research of women and their experiences of prison settings.

Motherhood and imprisonment: a typology of mothers’ identity after release | Emerald Insight

Understanding weight gain in female prisoners | Emerald Insight

Her village: experiences of drug-involved women in a female-only aftercare program in the Philippines | Emerald Insight

Navigating pregnancy in detention: lived experiences in a Philippine women’s prison | Emerald Insight

General and reproductive healthcare experiences of formerly incarcerated women in the United States: a qualitative study | Emerald Insight

Implementation strategies to screen, refer and link women involved in the carceral system to PrEP for HIV prevention | Emerald Insight

“Prison life is very hard and it’s made harder if you’re isolated”: COVID-19 risk mitigation strategies and the mental health of incarcerated women in California | Emerald Insight

Evaluation of birth companions perinatal and peer support provision in two prison settings in England: a mixed-methods study | Emerald Insight

Women’s experiences of prison-based mental healthcare: a systematic review of qualitative literature | Emerald Insight

Menopause-related medication use among women age 45-75 experiencing incarceration in North Carolina 2015-2016 | Emerald Insight

Self-harm risk screening on prison entry: assessing the predictive validity of self-harm history and recent ideation in men and women | Emerald Insight

Human rights violations, detention conditions and the invisible nature of women in European immigration detention: a legal realist account | Emerald Insight

Sexual and reproductive health of incarcerated women in French Guiana: a qualitative approach | Emerald Insight

Human rights and the invisible nature of incarcerated women in post-apartheid South Africa: prison system progress in adopting the Bangkok Rules | Emerald Insight