title: Women's Health in Queensland Prisons.
abstract: Internationally, best practice for prison health care recommends transferring health service provision from corrections to health authorities. Although it is expected that this change will result in improved health care, there is little evidence of evaluation. This article used qualitative interviews with health service providers to gain insight into the health needs of women's prisons in Queensland, Australia, both prior to and after the transition in health care service provision. We found that service providers identified that problems persisted regardless of service provider and that improvement required increased resources and more fundamental structural changes within prison environments.
authors.affiliation: 1 Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Belinda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Crissman
authors.affiliation: 1 Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Catrin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: 1 Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ransley
authors.affiliation: 1 Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Troy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Allard
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D011329:Prisoners; D011330:Prisons; D011793:Queensland; D016387:Women's Health; D014932:Women's Health Services
keywords: corrections policy; female prisoners; health; prison health care