Prison masculinities are evolving in a plurality of ways that have profound implications for embodied within prison. However, previous literature has tended to overlook the importance prison gyms as cites particular kinds bodywork prison, something this paper seeks address. Using interview data collected from two high-security men's prisons Britain, examines accounts sorts bodies prisoners aspi...

Prevalence studies among prisoners have found rates of 1–4% for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autistic traits. However, little is known about those with high levels This aim this study was to compare the mental health characteristics traits neurotypical not screening positive neurodevelopmental disorders. The recruited 240 male from a London prison and screened using Autism Quotient (AQ) 20...

BACKGROUND There is a strong association between hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection which are mainly transmitted by contamination with blood via intravenous drug abuse (IVDU) or sexual contact. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of these infections and the risk factors associated with them among prisoner and non-prisoner IVDUs...

Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major public health problem recognised by the UK National Strategy that proposes that a care pathway for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment be established in all prisons, integrated within managed clinical networks. A prison sentence provides the opportunity to focus on traditionally hard to reach patients. Aims: To evaluate the prevalence of...

conclusions tattooing and longer duration of addiction were two important factors that significantly increased retention in the program. in contrast, history of using harm reduction services was the factor that decreased persistence. the risk of quitting the program may decrease about 68% in those who did not involve in harm reduction programs. patients and methods this cohort study analyzed da...

HIV infection in the Islamic Republic of Iran is concentrated primarily among intravenous drug users. This study investigated the knowledge, attitudes and practices towards HIV/AIDS prevention of a random sample of prisoners in 5 prisons in Mazandaran province. Of 1760 individuals aged 18-65 years old completing the questionnaire, the mean age was 30.1 (SD 8.1) years (range 18 to 59 years); 95....

OBJECTIVE This observational, retrospective study investigated infertility among Iraqi men who had been long-term prisoners of war. METHODS Routine seminal fluid analyses were undertaken in former prisoners with suspected infertility attending the Ramadi Infertility Clinic, Ramadi, Iraq; semen samples were also microscopically evaluated in these patients. RESULTS In 16 out of 38 patients (...

This article describes the Neuropsychological (NP) functioning of 71 psychiatrically hospitalized male prisoners. Demographic description, patterns of drug use, patterns of violence, psychiatric diagnosis, and performance on the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery (HRNB) are described. Using age and education adjusted norms (Heaton, Grant, & Matthews, 1991), 84% of this sample demonstrat...