Adolescent detainees in an adult prison in Geneva.
Despite the Convention on the Rights of the Child, some adolescents are still detained in adult prisons in Europe. Little is known about their health status. This cross-sectional study of 67 teenagers detained in an adult prison in Switzerland shows that morbidity in this group is high.


CONCLUSIONS
These results highlight the need for developmentally appropriate health services for teenagers in adult prisons. The long-term implications of detention of adolescents in adult detention facilities also need to be discussed.
Haller
Dagmar M
DM
Division of Prison Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland. dagmar.haller@mcri.edu.au
Meynard
Anne
A
D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011330:Prisons; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology