According to the definition of torture by the U.N., 1 torture is defined as " the intentional infliction of severe mental or physical pain or suffering by or with the consent of the state authorities for a specific purpose ". In the literature, specific groups are mentioned as victims of torture, such as political , religious, or ethnic groups. In detail, it includes groups that challenge gover...

The U.S. criminal justice population is aging at a significantly more rapid rate than the overall U.S. population, with the population of older adults in prison having more than tripled since 1990. This increase is at the root of a prison healthcare crisis that is spilling into communities and public healthcare systems because nearly 95% of prisoners are eventually released. The graying prison ...

Prisoner-of-war camps were one of the most numerous types military sites to be established in Britain during Second World War and yet are least studied. Most comprised a series temporary huts that erected from prefabricated components, whilst some put new uses following war have now been cleared. The former Weston Hostel near Crewe Cheshire is such camp appears originally 35 which 23 survived v...

Abstract The Eritrea–Ethiopia Claims Commission hugely contributed to the development of IHL jurisprudence by interpreting, clarifying and applying rules. However, Commission’s decision regarding suspension delay repatriation Eritrean POWs Ethiopia, which was handed down nearly two decades ago, still draws much criticism. On one hand, date marking cessation hostilities, according Article 118 Ge...

BACKGROUND The population of ex-prisoners returning to their communities is large. Morbidity and mortality is increased during the period following release. Understanding utilization of emergency services by this population may inform interventions to reduce adverse outcomes. We examined Emergency Department utilization among a cohort of recently released prisoners. METHODS We linked Rhode Is...

We used actor-partner interdependence modeling to explore associations among attachment-related dyadic processes, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in war veterans, and secondary traumatic stress (STS) in their wives. A sample of 157 Israeli couples (85 former prisoners of war and their wives and a comparison group of 72 veterans not held captive and their wives) completed self-report scales...

"Positive health," defined as a state beyond the mere absence of disease, was used as a model to examine factors for enhancing health despite extreme trauma. The study examined the United States' longest detained American prisoners of war, those held in Vietnam in the 1960s through early 1970s. Positive health was measured using a physical and a psychological composite score for each individual...