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Prison
About: Prison is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 25120 publications have been published within this topic receiving 470474 citations. The topic is also known as: jail & gaol.
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28 Aug 1999TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of the literature on agency and power in women's prisons, focusing on the gender of justice, care, and power of women in prison.
Abstract: Contents: Introduction Agency and power in womena (TM)s prisons: an overview Reading the prison: a review of the literature Re-evaluating difference: the gender of justice, care and power Towards legitimate research methods, or working a /by, on, fora and with women Gender, identity and the prison: punishing their bodies, punishing their selves Voices of agency, voices of resistance: negotiating power relations in prison Conclusion: womena (TM)s imprisonment: conclusions and new directions Appendix References Index.
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TL;DR: Interventions to prevent overdose after release from prison may benefit from including structured treatment with gradual transition to the community, enhanced protective factors, and reductions of environmental triggers to use drugs.
Abstract: Former inmates are at high risk for death from drug overdose, especially in the immediate post-release period. The purpose of the study is to understand the drug use experiences, perceptions of overdose risk, and experiences with overdose among former prisoners. This qualitative study included former prison inmates (N = 29) who were recruited within two months after their release. Interviewers conducted in-person, semi-structured interviews which explored participants' experiences and perceptions. Transcripts were analyzed utilizing a team-based method of inductive analysis. The following themes emerged: 1) Relapse to drugs and alcohol occurred in a context of poor social support, medical co-morbidity and inadequate economic resources; 2) former inmates experienced ubiquitous exposure to drugs in their living environments; 3) intentional overdose was considered "a way out" given situational stressors, and accidental overdose was perceived as related to decreased tolerance; and 4) protective factors included structured drug treatment programs, spirituality/religion, community-based resources (including self-help groups), and family. Former inmates return to environments that strongly trigger relapse to drug use and put them at risk for overdose. Interventions to prevent overdose after release from prison may benefit from including structured treatment with gradual transition to the community, enhanced protective factors, and reductions of environmental triggers to use drugs.
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TL;DR: Self-harm in prison is associated with subsequent suicide in this setting, and the risk was higher in those who self-harmed than in the general prison population, and more than half the deaths occurred within a month of self-harm.
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