For my literature review, I focused on how the physical
environment, be it a neighborhood, a city, or even being incarcerated, affects
our health and our choices. Focusing on
prison inmates, what causes them to smuggle and do drugs, and take other high
risk behaviors that they may or may not know could injure them or cause
significant illnesses like hepatitis or HIV.
As far as prisons in the United States, we have the Federal Bureau of
Prisons which is a law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of
Justice. For my review, I also looked at
prisons in Canada where the Correctional Services of Canada, which is a federal
agency, oversees prisons. I also looked
into studies from Swedish prisons where The Swedish Prison and Probation
Service is responsible for inmates and prisons.
That sounds really interesting. I wonder what the differences are between prisons in each of those countries. I know very little beyond reading The New Jim Crow and hearing about my boss's work trying to improve health care in a women's prison in Southern California. I'm looking forward to hearing more about it!
ReplyDeleteReally interesting topic. I have a cousin who is an inmate and would love to hear about your topic to understand his daily struggles.
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