Research overview

We have a decade of experience in offender healthcare research within low-and-middle-income countries’ places of detention.

Whilst we are keen to learn about all aspects of the interface between health and justice, we have particular interest.

Detainees

Conditions

Scabies is common in overcrowded cells

  • Continuity of care

  • Dermatological conditions

  • Interface of faith and psychological functioning

  • Long-term conditions

  • Malnutrition

  • Neurodiversity

  • Oral hygiene

  • Personality disorders

  • Psychiatric conditions

  • Solitary confinement syndrome

  • Tuberculosis

Human rights

  • Bangkok Rules & Nelson Mandela Rules

  • Overcrowding

  • Solitary confinement

  • Torture and ill-treatment

Personnel

  • Independence of those working in secure environments

  • Prevention of harm for those working in secure environments

  • Psychological sequelae of working in secure environments

  • Training for those working in secure environments

Special interest groups

Solitary confinement detainee participating in dental survey

  • Autistic detainees

  • Detained children

  • Detained women

  • Detainees in long-term solitary confinement

  • Tattooed detainees

  • Tortured detainees

Ex-detainees

  • Long-term health effects of previous imprisonment

Dependents

  • Children in detention by virtue of accompanying their detained parents

  • Psychological effect of parental imprisonment

  • Safeguarding of dependents of detainees

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter;
    to search out a matter is the glory of kings.
Proverbs 25:2