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Study finds social support key
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 01, 2009 |
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It is not uncommon for prison inmates to experience religious conversions. Now a new University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study, out in the April issue of the International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Cr ...
Most prison inmates with HIV do not receive appropriate treatment immediately following release
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Approximately 80 percent of HIV-infected Texas prison inmates did not fill an initial prescription for antiretroviral therapy within 30 days of their release from prison, potentially increasing their risk for harmful health ...
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Filling the gap: The importance of Medicaid continuity for former inmates
May 18, 2009 |
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It is time for states to suspend, rather than terminate, the Medicaid benefits of inmates while they are incarcerated, say correctional health care experts from The Miriam Hospital in a commentary published online by the ...
Why criminals cannot say 'no'
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 09, 2008 |
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A study integrating theories from criminology and psychology has provided an in-depth explanation for the link between self-control and why people get into crime.
Study Looks at Social Structure of Prison Communities
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 14, 2007 |
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In community settings, there’s always at least one person or perhaps a group of individuals who are most highly respected. Prison systems are no different; one’s social status results from interpersonal dynamics. To better ...
Study says few prisoners contract HIV
Apr 21, 2006 |
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A study refutes the widely held perception that blames U.S. prisons for the spread of the AIDS epidemic, saying very few prisoners acquire the virus.
Former inmates have increased risk of high blood pressure
Apr 13, 2009 |
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Young adults who have been incarcerated appear more likely to have high blood pressure and left ventricular hypertrophy, an enlarging of the heart muscle that is a common consequence of hypertension, according to a report ...
Inmates conduct ecological research on slow-growing mosses
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Oct 20, 2008 |
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Nalini Nadkarni of Evergreen State College currently advises a team of researchers who sport shaved heads, tattooed biceps and prison-issued garb rather than the lab coats and khakis typically worn by researchers. ...
UCLA develops new model to predict the spread of a 'super-bug' in L.A. county jail
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Aug 15, 2007 |
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Researchers at UCLA have developed a mathematical model that mimics a particularly nasty and ongoing outbreak in the Los Angeles County Jail (LACJ) of the flesh eating bacteria Staphylococcus Aureus.
Study finds US prison system falls short in treating drug addiction
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Almost a quarter of a million individuals addicted to heroin are incarcerated in the United States each year. However, many prison systems across the country still do not offer medical treatment for heroin and opiate addiction, ...
Prison punishes more people than just the inmates
Apr 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- More people live behind bars in the United States than in any other country, but the American prison system punishes more than just its inmates--it also takes a toll on the health of friends ...
Bulging prison system called massive intervention in American family life
Aug 03, 2008 |
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The mammoth increase in the United States' prison population since the 1970s is having profound demographic consequences that disproportionately affect black males.
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