Overcrowding and its impact on prison conditions and health

Morag, MacDonald (2018) Overcrowding and its impact on prison conditions and health. International Journal of Prisoner Health, 14 (2). pp. 65-68. ISSN 1744-9200

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Abstract

Overcrowding in prison can impact significantly on prisoners’ health, access to education and training. In turn, this impacts on their ability to access the services and treatment vital to managing their throughcare to the community. Staff who are working in overcrowded prisons are also at risk in a range of ways.

Item Type:	Article
Dates:	Date Event 1 January 2018 Published 2 November 2017 Accepted
Subjects:	CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-01 - sociology, social policy and anthropology > CAH15-01-03 - social policy
Divisions:	Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences > Dept. Criminology and Sociology
Depositing User:	Morag Macdonald
Date Deposited:	16 Oct 2018 08:50
Last Modified:	03 Mar 2022 15:55
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/6452

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