Global Prison Health Care Governance and Health Equity: A Critical Lack of Evidence

Author:

McLeod Katherine E.1,Butler Amanda1,Young Jesse T.1,Southalan Louise1,Borschmann Rohan1,Sturup-Toft Sunita1,Dirkzwager Anja1,Dolan Kate1,Acheampong Lawrence Kofi1,Topp Stephanie M.1,Martin Ruth Elwood1,Kinner Stuart A.1

Affiliation:

1. Katherine E. McLeod and Ruth Elwood Martin are with the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Amanda Butler is with the Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Jesse T. Young, Louise Southalan, Rohan Borschmann, and Stuart A. Kinner are with the Justice Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sunita Sturup...

Abstract

The large and growing population of people who experience incarceration makes prison health an essential component of public health and a critical setting for reducing health inequities. People who experience incarceration have a high burden of physical and mental health care needs and have poor health outcomes. Addressing these health disparities requires effective governance and accountability for prison health care services, including delivery of quality care in custody and effective integration with community health services. Despite the importance of prison health care governance, little is known about how prison health services are structured and funded or the methods and processes by which they are held accountable. A number of national and subnational jurisdictions have moved prison health care services under their ministry of health, in alignment with recommendations by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. However, there is a critical lack of evidence on current governance models and an urgent need for evaluation and research, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Here we discuss why understanding and implementing effective prison health governance models is a critical component of addressing health inequities at the global level.

Publisher

American Public Health Association

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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