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- Title
Health issues of incarcerated women in the United States.
- Authors
Mignon, Sylvia
- Abstract
Health care within jails and prisons in the United States is typically insufficient to meet the medical and psychological needs of female inmates. Health services are often of low quality, especially in the areas of reproductive medicine. Mental illness, substance abuse, a trauma history, and sexual victimization while incarcerated can predict a more difficult adjustment to a correctional environment. Incarcerated women who are able to maintain contact with family members, especially children, can have a better prison adjustment. Recommendations are made to improve the types and quality of health care delivered to women in jails and prisons in countries around the world.
- Subjects
PRISON system; MEDICAL care of prisoners; WOMEN prisoners' health; PREGNANCY; CRIME victims
- Publication
Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2016, Vol 21, Issue 7, p2051
- ISSN
1413-8123
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1413-81232015217.05302016